Share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 9 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
41st
of 125 countries
All-time high
9
in 2022
All-time low
8.3
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau, 2017–2022

02468102017201920222017: 8.32018: 8.32019: 8.52020: 8.72021: 8.92022: 9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

That places Guinea-Bissau 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau, 2017 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2017 8.3
2018 8.3 +0.0%
2019 8.5 +2.4%
2020 8.7 +2.4%
2021 8.9 +2.3%
2022 9 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.37 8.3 8.5 3
2020s 8.87 8.7 9 3

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 38 Togo 9.9 compare
  2. 39 Tunisia 9.6 compare
  3. 40 Ghana 9.4 compare
  4. 42 South Africa 8.5 compare
  5. 43 Albania 8.4 compare
  6. 43 Côte d'Ivoire 8.4 compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau?
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Guinea-Bissau was 9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2017.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with severe food insecurity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
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