Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 2.8% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation peaked at 8.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
That places Russian Federation 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 2.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 119 Indonesia 4.5% compare
- 120 Germany 4.1% compare
- 121 Poland 3.4% compare
- 123 Luxembourg 2.6% compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 2.0% compare
- 124 Switzerland 2.0% compare
More health data for Russian Federation
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.7261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5159 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.34 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Russian Federation was 2.8% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Russian Federation ranks 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.