2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Value by country

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Countries reporting
77
Highest
18,142 1000 No
Nigeria
Lowest
101.6 1000 No
Georgia
Median
673 1000 No
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,098

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
112 places, 1,098 data points, 2014–2025
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