2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country
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What the numbers show
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 19,161 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 101.3 1000 No in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 726.6 1000 No, and the mean is 1,656 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 189.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 653.3%), and the largest decrease in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (down 47.4%).
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 19,161 1000 No | 2024 | up 239.4% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 8,083 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 6,020 1000 No | 2024 | up 653.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,943 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 5,844 1000 No | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 5,088 1000 No | 2024 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 4,910 1000 No | 2024 | up 179.1% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,826 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 4,072 1000 No | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,711 1000 No | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,530 1000 No | 2024 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1,133 1000 No | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 9 | South Sudan | 2,424 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 1,075 1000 No | 2024 | up 397.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 2,364 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 194.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 2,297 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 2,041 1000 No | 2024 | up 252.1% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 2,024 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 1,991 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 1,870 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 1,762 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Madagascar | 1,735 1000 No | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1,618 1000 No | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 19 | Nepal | 1,559 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1,557 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 1,460 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 1,430 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,376 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 24 | Algeria | 1,308 1000 No | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 1,279 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 1,250 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1,238 1000 No | 2024 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 28 | France | 1,080 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 1,052 1000 No | 2024 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 1,003 1000 No | 2024 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 956.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 832.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 809.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 753.2 1000 No | 2025 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 737.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 715.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 698.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Liberia | 662.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 629.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 39 | Benin | 626.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 617.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 596.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 589.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 43 | Australia | 558.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 44 | Niger | 548.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 45 | Tunisia | 496.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 46 | Germany | 463.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 425.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 212.0% | rising |
| 48 | Libya | 406.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 403.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 355 1000 No | 2024 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 339.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Hungary | 321.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 207.4% | rising |
| 53 | Namibia | 304.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 54 | Lebanon | 294.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 289.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 288.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 282 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 274.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 59 | Chile | 260.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 257.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 61 | Poland | 246.5 1000 No | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 240.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 212.4 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 64 | Botswana | 210.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 65 | Mali | 209 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 66 | Lesotho | 208.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Paraguay | 198.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 197.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 69 | Gambia | 164.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 152.2 1000 No | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 134.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 72 | Georgia | 104.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 101.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 284,761 1000 No
- Asia 156,877 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 130,567 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 77,702 1000 No
- Southern Asia 129,799 1000 No
- Middle Africa 22,362 1000 No
- Africa 99,946 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 88,779 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,394 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 35,828 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 30,118 1000 No
- Western Africa 28,922 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 27,487 1000 No
- Americas 19,684 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17,460 1000 No
- Western Asia 16,146 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 12,506 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 12,242 1000 No
- Northern Africa 11,785 1000 No
- Europe 10,016 1000 No
- South America 8,068 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 7,849 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 5,127 1000 No
- Central America 5,018 1000 No
- Caribbean 4,944 1000 No
- Northern Europe 4,178 1000 No
- Southern Africa 3,093 1000 No
- Western Europe 2,694 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 2,355 1000 No
- Northern America 2,354 1000 No
- United States of America 2,035 1000 No
- Oceania 1,880 1000 No
- Southern Europe 1,502 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,166 1000 No
- Central Asia 931.4 1000 No
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