Share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti

Haiti: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 45.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
45.4
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
3rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
48.8
in 2019
All-time low
42.4
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019–2023

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti, 2019–2023

010203040502019202120232019: 48.82020: 45.22021: 42.92022: 42.42023: 45.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 45.4 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over five years.

Haiti ranks 3rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti, 2019 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2019 48.8
2020 45.2 -7.4%
2021 42.9 -5.1%
2022 42.4 -1.2%
2023 45.4 +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 48.8 48.8 48.8 1
2020s 43.98 42.4 45.4 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 1 South Sudan 63.1 compare
  2. 2 Malawi 55.6 compare
  3. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.5 compare
  4. 5 Liberia 37.1 compare
  5. 6 Sierra Leone 33.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti?
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Haiti was 45.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 48.8 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 42.4 in 2022.
How does Haiti rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
Haiti ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Haiti 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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