Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Norway
Norway: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Norway, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 7.6% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Norway peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
Norway ranks 105th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.8% | — |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.9%, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.7% compare
- 103 Iceland 7.9% compare
- 103 Sweden 7.9% compare
- 105 Slovenia 7.6% compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 7.4% compare
- 107 Spain 7.4% compare
- 107 United Kingdom 7.4% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Norway?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Norway was 7.6% in 2024, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Norway ranks 105th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.