Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore
Singapore: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity was 9.5 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore stood at 9.5 percent. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 227.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore peaked at 9.5 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9 percent, in 2015.
That places Singapore 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9 percent | — |
| 2016 | 3.1 percent | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1 percent | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7 percent | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5 percent | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6 percent | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.6 percent | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7 percent | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5 percent | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.86 percent | 2.9 percent | 4.7 percent | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.1 percent | 4.6 percent | 9.5 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore?
- Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Singapore was 9.5 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 percent in 2015.
- How does Singapore rank for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Singapore ranks 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).