The share of the population who experienced severe food insecurity in Portugal was estimated at 3.3 percent between 2021 and 2023, a decrease from the previous three-year periods. Similarly, the degree of moderate or severe food insecurity decreased from 14.7 percent to 12.3 percent.
Prevalence of food insecurity in Portugal between 2014 and 2023, by degree of severity
According to FAO: "A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources to obtain food. Food insecurity can be experienced at different levels of severity. (...) When someone is severely food insecure, they have run out of food and gone a day or more without eating. In other words, they have most likely experienced hunger. (...) For those who are moderately food insecure, access to food is uncertain. They might have to sacrifice other basic needs, just to be able to eat. When they do eat, it might be whatever is most readily available or cheapest, which might not be the most nutritious food."
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 12, 2024). Prevalence of food insecurity in Portugal between 2014 and 2023, by degree of severity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401934/food-insecurity-prevalence-by-severity-in-portugal/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of food insecurity in Portugal between 2014 and 2023, by degree of severity." Chart. July 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401934/food-insecurity-prevalence-by-severity-in-portugal/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2024). Prevalence of food insecurity in Portugal between 2014 and 2023, by degree of severity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401934/food-insecurity-prevalence-by-severity-in-portugal/
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Prevalence of food insecurity in Portugal between 2014 and 2023, by degree of severity [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401934/food-insecurity-prevalence-by-severity-in-portugal/
