2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 3,060 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe, 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 severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe is 3,060 1000 No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe peaked at 3,106 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 746 1000 No, in 2019.
Northern Europe ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,387 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 1,450 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,354 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,721 1000 No | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 789.6 1000 No | -54.1% |
| 2019 | 746 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 946.3 1000 No | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 1,471 1000 No | +55.5% |
| 2022 | 1,724 1000 No | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 2,337 1000 No | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 3,106 1000 No | +32.9% |
| 2025 | 3,060 1000 No | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,241 1000 No | 746 1000 No | 1,721 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,107 1000 No | 946.3 1000 No | 3,106 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 26 Sierra Leone 2,408 1000 No compare
- 27 Niger 1,897 1000 No compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,880 1000 No compare
- 29 Liberia 1,851 1000 No compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 2,259 1000 No compare
- 30 France 1,724 1000 No compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 1,699 1000 No compare
- 32 Benin 1,679 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -7.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Northern Europe was 3,060 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,106 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 746 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Northern Europe rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Northern Europe ranks 29th 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 Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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