2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 74,262 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa stood at 74,262 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 76,891 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,626 1000 No, in 2014.
Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 43,626 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 44,294 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 50,088 1000 No | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 51,916 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 51,058 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 51,094 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 57,258 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 64,865 1000 No | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 71,626 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 72,177 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 76,891 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 74,262 1000 No | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,679 1000 No | 43,626 1000 No | 51,916 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 69,513 1000 No | 57,258 1000 No | 76,891 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 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
- 12 Madagascar 5,061 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 91 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 74,262 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76,891 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,626 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 9th 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa 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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