Australia and New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 61.7 % against 15.6 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 46.1 %.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 1 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1 % | 52.73 % | 39.63 % | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 13.93 % | 61.73 % | 47.8 % | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult, Australia and New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 61.7 % against 15.6 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult between Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 46.1 %, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 1 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (annual value) — 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.