2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Value 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) — Value is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 61,393 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 109.2 1000 No in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,166 1000 No, and the mean is 3,838 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 562.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 597.2%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 55.8%).
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 | 61,393 1000 No | 2024 | up 191.5% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 21,959 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 14,934 1000 No | 2024 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47,934 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 13,816 1000 No | 2024 | up 597.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15,733 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 13,666 1000 No | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 12,865 1000 No | 2024 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 12,574 1000 No | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,398 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 7,471 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 3,270 1000 No | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 6,949 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 1,771 1000 No | 2024 | up 260.4% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 6,366 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 429.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 11 | Angola | 6,127 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 181.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 5,402 1000 No | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 5,376 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 14 | Haiti | 5,347 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Chad | 5,087 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 5,018 1000 No | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 4,299 1000 No | 2024 | up 329.8% | rising |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 4,207 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 19 | Guatemala | 4,116 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 3,669 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 21 | Caribbean | 10,947 1000 No | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 3,637 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 3,590 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 3,492 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | 3,020 1000 No | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 2,769 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,764 1000 No | 2024 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 2,760 1000 No | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 2,304 1000 No | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 29 | France | 2,202 1000 No | 2024 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,524 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 2,058 1000 No | 2024 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 2,007 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 1,996 1000 No | 2024 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 33 | Liberia | 1,993 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 1,890 1000 No | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1,870 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 1,841 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 1,721 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 38 | Japan | 1,704 1000 No | 2024 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,644 1000 No | 2025 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 1,545 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 1,276 1000 No | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 1,202 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Australia | 1,166 1000 No | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 1,111 1000 No | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 1,013 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 949.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 925 1000 No | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 899.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Namibia | 851.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 778.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 776.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 770.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 53 | Canada | 742.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 257.3% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 657.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritania | 647.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 252.8% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 647.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 640.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 602.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 59 | Lebanon | 591.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 60 | Mali | 589.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 61 | Lesotho | 567.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 515 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 63 | Botswana | 514.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 503.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 65 | Gambia | 486.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 66 | Paraguay | 485.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 193.6% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 473.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 249.0% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 415.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 69 | Belgium | 350.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 169.2% | rising |
| 70 | Sweden | 342.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 241.2% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 341.5 1000 No | 2022 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 72 | Eswatini | 310.4 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 73 | New Zealand | 256.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 250.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 241.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 237.2 1000 No | 2022 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 230.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 195.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 188.7 1000 No | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 80 | Kuwait | 188.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 81 | Czechia | 178.1 1000 No | 2024 | — | flat |
| 82 | Greece | 164.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 83 | Finland | 162.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ireland | 162.1 1000 No | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Mauritius | 154.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 151.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 87 | Serbia | 130.8 1000 No | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 119.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 113 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 90 | Israel | 109.2 1000 No | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 778,618 1000 No
- Asia 393,145 1000 No
- Africa 319,020 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 246,850 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 317,616 1000 No
- Middle Africa 76,695 1000 No
- Southern Asia 315,196 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 288,515 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 112,291 1000 No
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 15,415 1000 No
- Western Africa 91,971 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 91,538 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 77,272 1000 No
- Western Asia 46,768 1000 No
- Americas 45,593 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 41,253 1000 No
- Northern Africa 30,505 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 28,762 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 20,190 1000 No
- South America 18,403 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 17,347 1000 No
- Europe 15,850 1000 No
- Central America 11,903 1000 No
- South-eastern Asia 11,415 1000 No
- Southern Africa 7,558 1000 No
- Western Europe 5,259 1000 No
- Oceania 5,010 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 4,415 1000 No
- Northern America 4,340 1000 No
- Northern Europe 3,955 1000 No
- United States of America 3,659 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 3,367 1000 No
- Central Asia 2,419 1000 No
- Southern Europe 2,222 1000 No
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