What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between New Zealand and Senegal?

0.3 percent, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Senegal?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Senegal: Share of population with severe food insecurity

New Zealand

4.3 percent

in 2023

Senegal

4 percent

in 2023

New Zealand rank

66th

Senegal rank

67th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

New Zealand
Senegal

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 4.3 percent against 4 percent in Senegal, a difference of 0.3 percent.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Senegal ahead.

New Zealand ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 125 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.72 percent	6.9 percent	3.18 percent	Senegal
2020s	3.72 percent	4.4 percent	0.675 percent	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, New Zealand or Senegal?: New Zealand, at 4.3 percent against 4 percent in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between New Zealand and Senegal?: 0.3 percent, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Senegal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Senegal rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: New Zealand ranks 66th and Senegal ranks 67th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population with severe food insecurity
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.