2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America

United States of America: 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) was 11,678 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
11,678 1000 No
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
22nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
11,947 1000 No
in 2015
All-time low
9,318 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024

2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America, 2015–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2015201920242015: 11.9k 1000 No2016: 11.3k 1000 No2017: 10.5k 1000 No2018: 10.1k 1000 No2019: 9.9k 1000 No2020: 9.3k 1000 No2021: 9.6k 1000 No2022: 10.0k 1000 No2023: 11.2k 1000 No2024: 11.7k 1000 No

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 (male) in United States of America is 11,678 1000 No, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America peaked at 11,947 1000 No in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,318 1000 No, in 2020.

United States of America ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower bound in United States of America, 2015 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2015 11,947 1000 No
2016 11,267 1000 No -5.7%
2017 10,483 1000 No -7.0%
2018 10,089 1000 No -3.8%
2019 9,911 1000 No -1.8%
2020 9,318 1000 No -6.0%
2021 9,628 1000 No +3.3%
2022 10,024 1000 No +4.1%
2023 11,217 1000 No +11.9%
2024 11,678 1000 No +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10,739 1000 No 9,911 1000 No 11,947 1000 No 5
2020s 10,373 1000 No 9,318 1000 No 11,678 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 19 Ghana 4,663 1000 No compare
  2. 20 Argentina 4,491 1000 No compare
  3. 21 South Africa 4,340 1000 No compare
  4. 22 Indonesia 4,222 1000 No compare
  5. 23 Ukraine 3,662 1000 No compare
  6. 24 Niger 3,602 1000 No compare
  7. 24 Caribbean 8,284 1000 No compare
  8. 25 Peru 3,539 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

More agriculture & rural data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America?
2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America was 11,678 1000 No in 2024, 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 (male) recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 11,947 1000 No in 2015.
What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9,318 1000 No in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male)?
United States of America ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is 2.1.2 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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 (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/2-1-2-number-of-moderately-or-severely-food-insecure-people-male-15-years-old-and-over-2/united-states-of-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/2-1-2-number-of-moderately-or-severely-food-insecure-people-male-15-years-old-and-over-2/united-states-of-america/">2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
141 places, 1,378 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

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.