2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 86,302 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 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 severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 86,302 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 99,230 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67,298 1000 No, in 2014.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8th out of 32 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 severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67,298 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 68,179 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78,844 1000 No | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 80,107 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 79,900 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 81,937 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 95,180 1000 No | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 99,230 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 93,157 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 90,876 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 96,464 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 86,302 1000 No | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76,044 1000 No | 67,298 1000 No | 81,937 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 93,535 1000 No | 86,302 1000 No | 99,230 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 5 Malawi 12,267 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 14,558 1000 No compare
- 6 Egypt 12,036 1000 No compare
- 7 Afghanistan 10,265 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,258 1000 No compare
- 8 South Sudan 7,268 1000 No compare
- 8 Melanesia 3,086 1000 No compare
- 9 Angola 5,966 1000 No compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1,151 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 320 1000 No compare
- 10 Uganda 5,947 1000 No compare
- 11 Cameroon 5,943 1000 No compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 123.2 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 0.3266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 86,302 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 99,230 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,298 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 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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