Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Niger
Niger: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 50.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Niger, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 50.9% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
That places Niger 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.0% | — |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Niger?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Niger was 50.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.