Share of population with severe food insecurity in Paraguay

Paraguay: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 6.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.6
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
49th
of 125 countries
All-time high
6.6
in 2022
All-time low
1.2
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Paraguay, 2015–2022

2462015201820222015: 1.22016: 1.52017: 2.62018: 4.12019: 5.22020: 5.62021: 6.12022: 6.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 6.6 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.

Paraguay ranks 49th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of population with severe food insecurity in Paraguay, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 1.2
2016 1.5 +25.0%
2017 2.6 +73.3%
2018 4.1 +57.7%
2019 5.2 +26.8%
2020 5.6 +7.7%
2021 6.1 +8.9%
2022 6.6 +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.92 1.2 5.2 5
2020s 6.1 5.6 6.6 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 46 Burkina Faso 7.3 compare
  2. 47 Myanmar 7.2
  3. 48 Romania 7 compare
  4. 50 Palestine, State of 6.3 compare
  5. 51 Georgia 6.2 compare
  6. 52 Cape Verde 6.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Paraguay?
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Paraguay was 6.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 6.6 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
Paraguay ranks 49th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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