Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 778.2 million No against 79.4 million No in Ethiopia, a difference of 698.8 million No.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.8 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 112 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.87 million No | 579.92 million No | 516.05 million No | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 75.88 million No | 745.67 million No | 669.8 million No | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million), Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 778.2 million No against 79.4 million No in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 698.8 million No, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.