2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Confidence interval: Lower bound by country
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What the numbers show
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Confidence interval: Lower bound is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 58,003 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 104.6 1000 No in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,151 1000 No, and the mean is 3,702 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 555.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 628.5%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 76.6%).
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 58,003 1000 No | 2024 | up 195.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 17,787 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 14,350 1000 No | 2024 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45,545 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 13,011 1000 No | 2024 | up 628.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,558 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 12,267 1000 No | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 12,036 1000 No | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 10,265 1000 No | 2024 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,258 1000 No | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 7,268 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 3,086 1000 No | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 5,966 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 1,151 1000 No | 2024 | up 167.3% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 5,947 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 320 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 5,943 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 123.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 5,061 1000 No | 2024 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 4,965 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 14 | South Africa | 4,925 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 4,837 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 4,096 1000 No | 2024 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 3,574 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 3,536 1000 No | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 3,349 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 20 | Myanmar | 3,349 1000 No | 2024 | up 430.1% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 9,068 1000 No | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 3,194 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 3,150 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 23 | Nepal | 3,063 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 2,809 1000 No | 2024 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 2,567 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 2,408 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 1,897 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,880 1000 No | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 1,851 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,259 1000 No | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 30 | France | 1,724 1000 No | 2024 | up 259.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 1,699 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 1,679 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 1,529 1000 No | 2024 | up 204.1% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 1,488 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1,481 1000 No | 2024 | up 174.4% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 1,424 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 1,421 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,412 1000 No | 2025 | up 164.0% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 1,180 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 1,099 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Japan | 1,012 1000 No | 2024 | up 470.6% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 979.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Australia | 949.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 902.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 45 | Namibia | 792.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 746.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 718.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 409.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 701.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 676.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 637 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 51 | El Salvador | 628.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 52 | Togo | 621 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritania | 607.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 295.5% | rising |
| 54 | Lesotho | 532.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 55 | Lebanon | 495.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 163.1% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 466.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 57 | Botswana | 450.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 58 | Senegal | 437.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 59 | Gambia | 417.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 60 | Mali | 410.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 391.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 140.4% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 382.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 350 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 64 | Cambodia | 336 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 65 | Hungary | 310.5 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 281.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 271.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 68 | Eswatini | 271.4 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 230.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 70 | New Zealand | 205.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 186.9 1000 No | 2022 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 72 | Germany | 182.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 73 | Albania | 176.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 160.3 1000 No | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 156.1 1000 No | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 153.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 76 | Poland | 153.2 1000 No | 2022 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 141.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 127.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 80 | Greece | 120.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 81 | Ireland | 119.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 104.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 747,400 1000 No
- Asia 362,824 1000 No
- Africa 312,170 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 240,374 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 287,578 1000 No
- Middle Africa 74,001 1000 No
- Southern Asia 285,164 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 282,027 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 107,617 1000 No
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 13,525 1000 No
- Western Africa 88,397 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 86,302 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 74,262 1000 No
- Western Asia 44,710 1000 No
- Americas 43,156 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 38,841 1000 No
- Northern Africa 28,307 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 25,178 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 18,640 1000 No
- South America 17,080 1000 No
- Europe 14,340 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 13,963 1000 No
- Central America 11,168 1000 No
- South-eastern Asia 10,234 1000 No
- Southern Africa 7,090 1000 No
- Oceania 4,715 1000 No
- Western Europe 4,414 1000 No
- Northern America 3,992 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 3,819 1000 No
- United States of America 3,313 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 3,184 1000 No
- Northern Europe 3,060 1000 No
- Central Asia 1,831 1000 No
- Southern Europe 1,581 1000 No
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