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Number of severely food insecure people
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153 countries · 2015–2023
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Data 2023 · Status unspecified
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2023
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1
Nigeria
55.3M
2
Congo, Dem. Rep.
45M
3
Pakistan
25M
4
Ethiopia
24.5M
5
Tanzania
16.2M
6
Kenya
15.5M
7
Egypt, Arab Rep.
13.8M
8
Afghanistan
12.9M
9
Malawi
11.7M
10
Uganda
7.3M
11
South Sudan
7.2M
12
Brazil
7.1M
13
Cameroon
7M
14
Madagascar
5.6M
15
Argentina
5.6M
16
South Africa
5.4M
17
Haiti
5.3M
18
Iran, Islamic Rep.
5.3M
19
Chad
4.9M
20
Peru
4.9M
21
Zimbabwe
4.1M
22
Guatemala
3.9M
23
Myanmar
3.9M
24
Nepal
3.8M
25
Mexico
3.8M
26
Zambia
3.6M
27
Philippines
3.5M
28
United States
3.3M
29
Ghana
3.2M
30
Burundi
2.9M
31
Sierra Leone
2.8M
32
Colombia
2.6M
33
Cote d'Ivoire
2.6M
34
Viet Nam
2.3M
35
United Kingdom
2.3M
36
Algeria
2.3M
37
Benin
2.1M
38
Ukraine
2.1M
39
Ecuador
2.1M
40
Liberia
2M
41
Malaysia
2M
42
Niger
2M
43
Dominican Republic
2M
44
Uzbekistan
1.9M
45
France
1.8M
46
Burkina Faso
1.7M
47
Honduras
1.6M
48
Romania
1.3M
49
Japan
1.3M
50
Libya
1.3M
51
Tunisia
1.2M
52
Australia
1M
53
El Salvador
1M
54
Germany
1M
55
Namibia
900,000
56
Togo
900,000
57
Jamaica
800,000
58
Canada
700,000
59
Mauritania
700,000
60
Spain
700,000
61
Senegal
700,000
62
Chile
700,000
63
Cambodia
600,000
64
Thailand
600,000
65
Tajikistan
600,000
66
Botswana
600,000
67
Mali
600,000
68
Lesotho
600,000
69
Lebanon
600,000
70
Korea, Rep.
600,000
71
Gambia, The
600,000
72
Netherlands
500,000
73
Hungary
400,000
74
Lao PDR
400,000
75
Eswatini
300,000
76
Sweden
300,000
77
Portugal
300,000
78
West Bank and Gaza
300,000
79
Belgium
300,000
80
Sri Lanka
300,000
81
Mauritius
200,000
82
Albania
200,000
83
Moldova
200,000
84
Djibouti
200,000
85
Georgia
200,000
86
Comoros
200,000
87
Kuwait
200,000
88
New Zealand
200,000
89
Singapore
200,000
90
Finland
200,000
91
Greece
200,000
92
Czechia
200,000
93
Antigua and Barbuda
100,000
94
Costa Rica
100,000
95
Azerbaijan
100,000
96
Kiribati
100,000
97
Switzerland
100,000
98
Austria
100,000
99
Palau
100,000
100
Kazakhstan
100,000
101
Lithuania
100,000
102
Samoa
100,000
103
Luxembourg
100,000
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100,000
105
Israel
100,000
106
Iceland
100,000
107
Estonia
100,000
108
United Arab Emirates
100,000
109
Trinidad and Tobago
100,000
110
Ireland
100,000
111
North Macedonia
100,000
112
Bulgaria
100,000
113
Latvia
100,000
114
Serbia
100,000
115
Croatia
100,000
116
Slovak Republic
100,000
117
Slovenia
100,000
118
Mongolia
100,000
119
Guyana
100,000
120
Montenegro
100,000
121
Uruguay
100,000
122
Malta
100,000
123
Denmark
100,000
124
Norway
100,000
125
Grenada
100,000
126
Cabo Verde
100,000
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