2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Value 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) — Value is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 18,142 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 101.6 1000 No in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 673 1000 No, and the mean is 1,551 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 179.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 675.1%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 58.8%).
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 | 18,142 1000 No | 2024 | up 244.3% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6,916 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5,747 1000 No | 2024 | up 675.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,286 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 5,295 1000 No | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 4,907 1000 No | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,496 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 4,200 1000 No | 2024 | up 201.8% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 3,983 1000 No | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,400 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2,359 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1,073 1000 No | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 2,176 1000 No | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 815.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 10 | South Africa | 2,137 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 158.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 2,080 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 1,878 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Haiti | 1,874 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 1,822 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1,639 1000 No | 2024 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 1,636 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 17 | Myanmar | 1,633 1000 No | 2024 | up 270.3% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1,450 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 1,393 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1,371 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 1,355 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 1,280 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 23 | Colombia | 1,202 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 1,160 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,048 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 1,001 1000 No | 2024 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 984.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 28 | France | 891.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 851.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 812.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 806.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 771.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 731.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 673 1000 No | 2025 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 655.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 622.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 600.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 578.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 563.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 552.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 539.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 520.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 512.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 476.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 470.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 396.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 349.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 344 1000 No | 2024 | up 227.9% | rising |
| 48 | Libya | 333.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 317.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 298.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 285.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 271.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 53 | Lebanon | 255.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 253.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 55 | Togo | 240.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 236.3 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 216.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 216 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 59 | Lesotho | 198.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Thailand | 194.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 189.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 62 | Botswana | 188.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 166.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 162.7 1000 No | 2022 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 65 | Mali | 161 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 148.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 144.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 140.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 112.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 70 | Georgia | 101.6 1000 No | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 273,047 1000 No
- Asia 145,402 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 119,253 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 75,835 1000 No
- Southern Asia 118,486 1000 No
- Middle Africa 21,592 1000 No
- Africa 97,977 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 86,971 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5,576 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 34,601 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 28,734 1000 No
- Western Africa 27,853 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 26,414 1000 No
- Americas 18,688 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16,474 1000 No
- Western Asia 15,408 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 11,414 1000 No
- Northern Africa 11,006 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 10,742 1000 No
- Europe 9,200 1000 No
- South America 7,568 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 6,175 1000 No
- Central America 4,777 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 4,566 1000 No
- Caribbean 4,129 1000 No
- Northern Europe 3,552 1000 No
- Southern Africa 2,925 1000 No
- Western Europe 2,360 1000 No
- Northern America 2,214 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 2,087 1000 No
- United States of America 1,897 1000 No
- Oceania 1,779 1000 No
- Southern Europe 1,201 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,106 1000 No
- Central Asia 766.9 1000 No
About this data
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