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 295,027 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
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (both) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 295,027 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 43.3% 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 297,194 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200,644 1000 No, in 2014.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 | 200,644 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 205,814 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 231,156 1000 No | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 244,401 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 245,172 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 254,785 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 270,270 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 277,277 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 288,673 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 282,858 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 297,194 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 295,027 1000 No | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 230,329 1000 No | 200,644 1000 No | 254,785 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 285,216 1000 No | 270,270 1000 No | 297,194 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 4 Bangladesh 45,409 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 89,267 1000 No compare
- 5 Kenya 40,475 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 39,121 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 37,827 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 34,870 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,499 1000 No compare
- 8 Afghanistan 33,178 1000 No compare
- 8 Viet Nam 9,506 1000 No compare
- 9 Yemen 30,175 1000 No compare
- 9 Melanesia 7,130 1000 No compare
- 10 Angola 28,574 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,675 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 295,027 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 297,194 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 200,644 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 43.3%. 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) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.