Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 2.2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.2
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
88th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 2023
All-time low
0.5
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, 2017–2023

0.511.522017202020232017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.62021: 1.22022: 2.12023: 2.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 2.2 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 340.0% over ten years.

Viet Nam ranks 88th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 0.5
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.6 +20.0%
2021 1.2 +100.0%
2022 2.1 +75.0%
2023 2.2 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 3
2020s 1.53 0.6 2.2 4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 85 Sweden 2.5 compare
  2. 86 Belgium 2.4 compare
  3. 86 Denmark 2.4 compare
  4. 89 Iceland 2.1 compare
  5. 89 Ireland 2.1 compare
  6. 89 Malta 2.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam?
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Viet Nam was 2.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2017.
How does Viet Nam rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
Viet Nam ranks 88th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 340.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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