Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Spain
Spain: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Spain, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 6.5% 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 5.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Spain peaked at 8.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
That places Spain 110th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.1% | — |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Spain?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Spain was 6.5% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Spain ranks 110th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.