2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) was 286,968 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 286,968 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 289,345 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 195,938 1000 No, in 2014.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 195,938 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 201,185 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 226,693 1000 No | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 239,639 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 239,491 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 250,735 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 264,103 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 270,965 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 283,519 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 275,219 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 289,345 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 286,968 1000 No | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 225,614 1000 No | 195,938 1000 No | 250,735 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 278,353 1000 No | 264,103 1000 No | 289,345 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 4 Bangladesh 42,272 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 87,318 1000 No compare
- 5 Kenya 39,595 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 37,623 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 36,403 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 31,625 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31,919 1000 No compare
- 8 Afghanistan 29,976 1000 No compare
- 8 Viet Nam 7,730 1000 No compare
- 9 Yemen 29,788 1000 No compare
- 9 Melanesia 6,894 1000 No compare
- 10 Angola 28,345 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,457 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.8383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.5368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 286,968 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 289,345 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,938 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both)?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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