Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
March 20 to 23, 2020
Number of respondents
4,500 respondents
Special properties
general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Have you started doing any of the following specifically to protect yourself from COVID-19?"
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Citation formats
Share of respondents who started stocking up due to COVID-19 in MENA 2020 by country
As of March 2020, 45 percent of respondents from Lebanon started to stock up on food in order to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19). At the same time, a third of respondents from Jordan stocked up on water for the same reason.
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Ipsos. (February 20, 2020). Share of respondents who started stocking up to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents who started stocking up to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country." Chart. February 20, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents who started stocking up to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents Who Started Stocking up to Protect Themselves from Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Feb 2020, /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos, Share of respondents who started stocking up to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of respondents who started stocking up to protect themselves from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, February 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1107583/mena-share-of-respondents-who-started-stocking-up-due-to-the-coronavirus-by-country/
