2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country
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What the numbers show
2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 53,668 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 102.2 1000 No in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,560 1000 No, and the mean is 3,881 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 525.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 254.3%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 68.9%).
2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 53,668 1000 No | 2024 | up 176.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 26,331 1000 No | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 21,587 1000 No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25,041 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 18,473 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 5 | Philippines | 14,475 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13,805 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 6 | Egypt | 13,692 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 13,463 1000 No | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11,775 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 10,742 1000 No | 2024 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 5,090 1000 No | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 10,282 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 9 | Melanesia | 2,422 1000 No | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 10,043 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,030 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Yemen | 9,095 1000 No | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 477 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 8,501 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 7,667 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 7,638 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 7,026 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 6,849 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 6,718 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 6,063 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 5,597 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cameroon | 5,577 1000 No | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 5,534 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 5,206 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 4,938 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 4,665 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 4,230 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 4,044 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 3,712 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 28 | Haiti | 3,678 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 3,648 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 3,552 1000 No | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,651 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 31 | South Sudan | 3,392 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 3,340 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 33 | Japan | 3,182 1000 No | 2024 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 3,116 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 3,092 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 2,924 1000 No | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 37 | France | 2,776 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 2,745 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 2,549 1000 No | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 2,460 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,436 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 2,370 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 43 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,270 1000 No | 2025 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 2,161 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 2,116 1000 No | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 2,084 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 1,964 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 1,948 1000 No | 2024 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 1,923 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 1,786 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Thailand | 1,766 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 52 | Honduras | 1,616 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 1,562 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 54 | Togo | 1,558 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mali | 1,482 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 56 | Liberia | 1,405 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 1,360 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 1,347 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 1,341 1000 No | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 1,250 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 61 | Lebanon | 1,124 1000 No | 2024 | up 238.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1,043 1000 No | 2024 | up 200.1% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 1,008 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 1,007 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 989.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 947.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 67 | Libya | 829.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 817 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 69 | Poland | 775.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 727.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 195.2% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 710.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 681.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 254.3% | rising |
| 73 | Jamaica | 677.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 74 | Namibia | 574.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 568.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 553.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 77 | Palestine, State of | 538.6 1000 No | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 78 | Lesotho | 506.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 79 | Botswana | 496.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 469.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 81 | Georgia | 445.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 428.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 423.1 1000 No | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 411.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 85 | New Zealand | 404.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 401.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 87 | Greece | 386.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 381.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 351.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 90 | Singapore | 316 1000 No | 2024 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | 294.6 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 92 | Serbia | 273.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 93 | Uruguay | 271.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 94 | Norway | 266.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 95 | Slovakia | 245.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 240.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 234.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 98 | Denmark | 195.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 178 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 167.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 101 | Ireland | 156.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 102 | Kuwait | 150.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 148 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 140.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 140.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 106 | Latvia | 138.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 107 | Lithuania | 126.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 108 | Armenia | 123.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 109 | Slovenia | 109.6 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 102.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 769,640 1000 No
- Asia 378,594 1000 No
- Africa 270,605 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 211,288 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 264,669 1000 No
- Middle Africa 47,394 1000 No
- Southern Asia 260,231 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 239,606 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 100,023 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 13,727 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 93,692 1000 No
- Western Africa 86,884 1000 No
- Americas 86,264 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 80,726 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 70,993 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 66,025 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 54,908 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 45,407 1000 No
- Western Asia 39,835 1000 No
- South America 38,834 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 36,477 1000 No
- Europe 34,681 1000 No
- Northern Africa 32,074 1000 No
- Northern America 20,450 1000 No
- United States of America 18,449 1000 No
- Central America 17,994 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 12,843 1000 No
- Northern Europe 10,224 1000 No
- Caribbean 9,756 1000 No
- Western Europe 7,435 1000 No
- Southern Africa 7,184 1000 No
- Southern Europe 5,543 1000 No
- Central Asia 4,770 1000 No
- Oceania 4,740 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 2,531 1000 No
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