2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Americas
Americas: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 48,030 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Americas, 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 Americas stood at 48,030 1000 No.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Americas peaked at 74,726 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40,486 1000 No, in 2015.
Americas ranks 11th 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 Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42,682 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 40,486 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 50,458 1000 No | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 53,278 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 52,095 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 52,992 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 68,672 1000 No | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 74,726 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 66,826 1000 No | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 53,818 1000 No | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 51,199 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 48,030 1000 No | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,665 1000 No | 40,486 1000 No | 53,278 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 60,545 1000 No | 48,030 1000 No | 74,726 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 8 Cameroon 7,955 1000 No compare
- 8 Melanesia 3,453 1000 No compare
- 9 South Sudan 7,674 1000 No compare
- 9 Viet Nam 2,392 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 539.2 1000 No compare
- 10 Uganda 6,784 1000 No compare
- 11 Angola 6,288 1000 No compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 240.2 1000 No compare
- 12 Argentina 5,940 1000 No compare
- 13 South Africa 5,828 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,744 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -0.3485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.5941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Americas?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Americas was 48,030 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 74,726 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,486 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Americas rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Americas ranks 11th 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 Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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