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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Countries reporting
80
Highest
19,161 1000 No
Nigeria
Lowest
101.3 1000 No
Greece
Median
726.6 1000 No
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,126

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
115 places, 1,126 data points, 2014–2025
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