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Number of moderately or severely food insecure people
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157 countries · 2015–2023
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1
Nigeria
170.4M
2
Pakistan
104.3M
3
Congo, Dem. Rep.
86.2M
4
Ethiopia
79.1M
5
Kenya
40.9M
6
Tanzania
38.7M
7
Philippines
37.8M
8
Egypt, Arab Rep.
35.3M
9
United States
35.3M
10
Iran, Islamic Rep.
35.2M
11
Afghanistan
33.6M
12
Yemen, Rep.
28.8M
13
Brazil
28.5M
14
Uganda
26.6M
15
Mexico
25.1M
16
Madagascar
22.6M
17
Myanmar
17.7M
18
Cameroon
17.4M
19
Malawi
17.2M
20
Argentina
15.4M
21
Ghana
15M
22
Colombia
14.6M
23
Peru
13.9M
24
Niger
13.3M
25
South Africa
13.1M
26
Chad
12.8M
27
Ukraine
12.6M
28
Indonesia
12.5M
29
Cote d'Ivoire
12M
30
Zimbabwe
11.2M
31
Nepal
10.9M
32
Viet Nam
10.7M
33
South Sudan
10.1M
34
Haiti
9.7M
35
Burundi
9.7M
36
Burkina Faso
9.5M
37
Zambia
9.4M
38
Benin
9.3M
39
Guatemala
8.8M
40
Uzbekistan
8.7M
41
Algeria
8.1M
42
Sierra Leone
7.6M
43
Japan
7.3M
44
Cambodia
7M
45
Ecuador
6M
46
Malaysia
5.9M
47
France
5.6M
48
Togo
5.4M
49
Senegal
5.3M
50
Dominican Republic
5M
51
Mali
4.9M
52
United Kingdom
4.7M
53
Honduras
4.4M
54
Liberia
4.4M
55
Canada
4M
56
Russian Federation
4M
57
Thailand
3.9M
58
Chile
3.8M
59
Australia
3.7M
60
Romania
3.5M
61
Germany
3.4M
62
Mauritania
3.3M
63
Spain
3.1M
64
Tunisia
3.1M
65
El Salvador
2.9M
66
Korea, Rep.
2.8M
67
Lao PDR
2.7M
68
Sri Lanka
2.6M
69
Libya
2.6M
70
Tajikistan
2.6M
71
Lebanon
2.4M
72
Namibia
1.7M
73
Jamaica
1.6M
74
West Bank and Gaza
1.5M
75
Gambia, The
1.5M
76
Hungary
1.5M
77
Lesotho
1.4M
78
Azerbaijan
1.4M
79
Netherlands
1.4M
80
Poland
1.3M
81
Botswana
1.3M
82
Portugal
1.2M
83
Czechia
1.1M
84
Georgia
1M
85
Italy
1M
86
Belgium
900,000
87
Israel
900,000
88
New Zealand
900,000
89
Albania
900,000
90
Bulgaria
800,000
91
Costa Rica
800,000
92
Moldova
800,000
93
Serbia
800,000
94
Finland
700,000
95
Sweden
700,000
96
Greece
700,000
97
Comoros
700,000
98
Eswatini
700,000
99
Djibouti
600,000
100
Singapore
500,000
101
Uruguay
500,000
102
Denmark
400,000
103
Kazakhstan
400,000
104
Kuwait
400,000
105
United Arab Emirates
400,000
106
Trinidad and Tobago
400,000
107
Mauritius
400,000
108
Norway
400,000
109
Austria
400,000
110
Slovak Republic
400,000
111
Bosnia and Herzegovina
300,000
112
North Macedonia
300,000
113
Ireland
300,000
114
Lithuania
200,000
115
Cabo Verde
200,000
116
Slovenia
200,000
117
Guyana
200,000
118
Latvia
200,000
119
Croatia
200,000
120
Armenia
200,000
121
Mongolia
200,000
122
Switzerland
200,000
123
Iceland
100,000
124
Malta
100,000
125
Samoa
100,000
126
Luxembourg
100,000
127
Estonia
100,000
128
Palau
100,000
129
Montenegro
100,000
130
Kiribati
100,000
131
Cyprus
100,000
132
Grenada
100,000
133
Belarus
100,000
134
Antigua and Barbuda
100,000
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