Share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel

Israel: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 0.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
115th
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 2019
All-time low
0.8
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel, 2015–2023

00.511.522015201920232015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.62018: 1.82019: 1.92020: 1.22021: 12022: 0.82023: 0.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.9 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel peaked at 1.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2022.

Israel ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1.3
2016 1.3 +0.0%
2017 1.6 +23.1%
2018 1.8 +12.5%
2019 1.9 +5.6%
2020 1.2 -36.8%
2021 1 -16.7%
2022 0.8 -20.0%
2023 0.9 +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.58 1.3 1.9 5
2020s 0.975 0.8 1.2 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 113 Croatia 1 compare
  2. 113 United States of America 1 compare
  3. 115 Slovenia 0.9 compare
  4. 117 Thailand 0.8 compare
  5. 118 Mongolia 0.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel?
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Israel was 0.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2022.
How does Israel rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
Israel ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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