Eastern Africa vs South Sudan: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Eastern Africa
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 87.2 % against 61.5 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 25.7 %.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 37 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.15 % | 84.33 % | 22.18 % | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 62.42 % | 86.45 % | 24.03 % | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total, Eastern Africa or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 87.2 % against 61.5 % in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Eastern Africa and South Sudan?
- 25.7 %, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Sudan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and South Sudan rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 1st of 37 groups.
- 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 total population (percent) (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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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.