Cameroon vs Western Asia and Northern Africa: Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)

Cameroon
5.9 million No
in 2023
Western Asia and Northern Africa
74.4 million No
in 2023
Cameroon rank
10th
Western Asia and Northern Africa rank
12th

Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Western Asia and Northern Africa
020406080201420182023

How they compare

Western Asia and Northern Africa currently reports 74.4 million No against 5.9 million No in Cameroon, a difference of 68.5 million No.

That makes Western Asia and Northern Africa's figure about 12.6 times Cameroon's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Western Asia and Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 82 countries.

Western Asia and Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Western Asia and Northern Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 5.38 million No 51.33 million No 45.95 million No Western Asia and Northern Africa
2020s 6.1 million No 70.55 million No 64.45 million No Western Asia and Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average), Cameroon or Western Asia and Northern Africa?
Western Asia and Northern Africa, at 74.4 million No against 5.9 million No in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) between Cameroon and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
68.5 million No, with Western Asia and Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Western Asia and Northern Africa rank globally for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)?
Cameroon ranks 10th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 1,175 data points, 2014–2023
Last refreshed

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.