2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower 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: Lower bound is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 17,123 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 100.9 1000 No in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 622 1000 No, and the mean is 1,498 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 170.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 700.5%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 81.0%).
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 | 17,123 1000 No | 2024 | up 250.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5,750 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5,475 1000 No | 2024 | up 700.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,628 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 4,746 1000 No | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 4,727 1000 No | 2024 | up 123.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,167 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 3,895 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 3,490 1000 No | 2024 | up 240.9% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,089 1000 No | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2,295 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1,013 1000 No | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 1,976 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 555.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Argentina | 1,822 1000 No | 2024 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 122.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1,795 1000 No | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 1,775 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 1,765 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 1,723 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1,543 1000 No | 2024 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 1,510 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 1,326 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1,281 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 1,225 1000 No | 2024 | up 304.9% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1,184 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 1,151 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 1,130 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 23 | Colombia | 1,124 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 1,070 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 917.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 763.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 162.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 746.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 719.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 710 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 30 | France | 703.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 653.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 622 1000 No | 2024 | up 188.0% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 612.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 592.8 1000 No | 2025 | up 143.0% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 583.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 582.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 515.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 501.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 493 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 449.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 441 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 41 | Australia | 382.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 357.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 333.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 305.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 296.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 295.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 287 1000 No | 2024 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 266.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 49 | Libya | 260.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 257.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 246 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 216.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 193.8 1000 No | 2022 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 54 | Togo | 192.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 55 | Lesotho | 189.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Botswana | 167.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 157.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 151.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 137.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 60 | Thailand | 130.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 125.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 106.4 1000 No | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 105.7 1000 No | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 100.9 1000 No | 2019 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 261,333 1000 No
- Asia 133,928 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 107,938 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 73,968 1000 No
- Southern Asia 107,173 1000 No
- Middle Africa 20,822 1000 No
- Africa 96,008 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 85,162 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4,758 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 33,374 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27,349 1000 No
- Western Africa 26,784 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 25,342 1000 No
- Americas 17,692 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15,488 1000 No
- Western Asia 14,670 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 10,586 1000 No
- Northern Africa 10,228 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 8,977 1000 No
- Europe 8,384 1000 No
- South America 7,067 1000 No
- Central America 4,536 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 4,502 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 4,006 1000 No
- Caribbean 3,315 1000 No
- Northern Europe 2,926 1000 No
- Southern Africa 2,756 1000 No
- Northern America 2,074 1000 No
- Western Europe 2,027 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 1,818 1000 No
- United States of America 1,758 1000 No
- Oceania 1,679 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,046 1000 No
- Southern Europe 900.9 1000 No
- Central Asia 602.3 1000 No
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