2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country

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Countries reporting
83
Highest
19,069 1000 No
Nigeria
Lowest
103 1000 No
Albania
Median
765.3 1000 No
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,148

What the numbers show

2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 19,069 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 103 1000 No in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 765.3 1000 No, and the mean is 1,522 1000 No.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 185.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 509.6%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 46.5%).

2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 19,069 1000 No 2024 up 176.6% rising
2 Ethiopia 7,836 1000 No 2024 up 76.4% rising
3 Kenya 4,714 1000 No 2024 up 136.1% rising
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13,225 1000 No 2024 up 26.6% rising
4 Egypt 4,555 1000 No 2024 up 65.0% rising
5 Afghanistan 3,923 1000 No 2024 up 144.6% rising
6 United Republic of Tanzania 4,883 1000 No 2024 up 68.2% rising
6 Malawi 3,575 1000 No 2024 up 69.9% rising
7 Pakistan 3,218 1000 No 2024 up 509.6% volatile
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,593 1000 No 2024 down 29.0% falling
8 Cameroon 2,295 1000 No 2024 up 31.7% rising
8 Melanesia 1,181 1000 No 2025 up 23.5% rising
9 South Sudan 2,265 1000 No 2024 up 21.9% rising
9 Viet Nam 765.3 1000 No 2024 rising
10 Brazil 2,238 1000 No 2023 up 346.2% volatile
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 181.6 1000 No 2024 down 11.7% falling
11 Argentina 2,127 1000 No 2024 up 109.9% rising
12 South Africa 2,025 1000 No 2024 up 49.7% rising
13 Myanmar 1,933 1000 No 2024 up 336.1% rising
14 Haiti 1,919 1000 No 2024 down 2.9% flat
15 Uganda 1,840 1000 No 2024 down 21.0% falling
16 Madagascar 1,755 1000 No 2024 up 114.5% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,637 1000 No 2024 up 411.7% volatile
18 Angola 1,632 1000 No 2024 down 28.3% falling
19 Guatemala 1,595 1000 No 2024 up 81.7% rising
20 Japan 1,568 1000 No 2024 up 166.7% rising
21 Philippines 1,475 1000 No 2024 down 0.4% falling
22 Nepal 1,448 1000 No 2024 up 27.3% rising
23 Chad 1,409 1000 No 2024 up 12.0% falling
24 Zimbabwe 1,308 1000 No 2024 down 6.4% falling
25 Algeria 1,219 1000 No 2024 down 42.7% falling
26 France 1,151 1000 No 2024 up 83.7% rising
27 Mexico 1,122 1000 No 2024 down 17.4% falling
28 Colombia 1,093 1000 No 2024 up 26.1% rising
29 Zambia 1,087 1000 No 2024 up 2.6% flat
30 Malaysia 1,066 1000 No 2024 down 19.5% flat
31 Ghana 1,021 1000 No 2024 up 103.4% rising
32 Ukraine 990.9 1000 No 2024 up 127.7% rising
32 Côte d'Ivoire 839.7 1000 No 2024 up 59.6% rising
33 Sierra Leone 970.3 1000 No 2024 up 82.7% rising
34 Germany 918.8 1000 No 2024 up 110.2% rising
35 Ecuador 894.6 1000 No 2024 up 85.0% rising
36 Australia and New Zealand 789.8 1000 No 2025 up 116.4% rising
37 Dominican Republic 669.1 1000 No 2024 down 26.2% falling
38 Liberia 629.1 1000 No 2024 up 14.9% rising
39 Republic of Korea 614.5 1000 No 2024 up 250.5% rising
40 Benin 600.5 1000 No 2024 up 64.6% rising
41 Niger 582.4 1000 No 2024 down 5.8% falling
42 Australia 577 1000 No 2024 up 63.7% rising
43 Libya 553.1 1000 No 2024 up 131.9% rising
44 Indonesia 552.5 1000 No 2019 falling
45 Burkina Faso 545.8 1000 No 2024 up 40.6% rising
46 Honduras 493.1 1000 No 2024 up 24.1% rising
47 Romania 485.2 1000 No 2024 up 10.2% rising
48 Spain 473.2 1000 No 2024 up 39.5% rising
49 Peru 455.3 1000 No 2024 up 63.3% rising
50 Tunisia 413.7 1000 No 2024 down 17.4% rising
51 Jamaica 373.5 1000 No 2024 up 33.8% rising
52 Chile 302 1000 No 2024 up 54.2% rising
53 El Salvador 298.7 1000 No 2024 up 3.6% rising
54 Canada 295.6 1000 No 2024 up 188.1% rising
55 Namibia 269.7 1000 No 2024 up 28.3% rising
56 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 266.8 1000 No 2024 up 60.4% rising
57 Togo 256.8 1000 No 2024 down 31.2% falling
58 Senegal 238.8 1000 No 2024 down 38.0% falling
59 Paraguay 221.5 1000 No 2024 up 83.7% rising
60 Thailand 219.3 1000 No 2024 down 4.9% flat
61 Lebanon 215.5 1000 No 2024 up 48.5% rising
62 Mali 205.2 1000 No 2024 up 9.4% falling
63 Poland 202.9 1000 No 2022 down 46.5% falling
64 Cambodia 197.6 1000 No 2024 down 20.2% flat
65 Tajikistan 193.7 1000 No 2024 up 15.6% flat
66 Lesotho 186.6 1000 No 2024 down 2.5% falling
67 Botswana 182.6 1000 No 2024 up 30.2% rising
68 Mauritania 181.8 1000 No 2024 rising
69 Gambia 167 1000 No 2024 down 0.7% rising
70 New Zealand 128.2 1000 No 2024 up 22.9% rising
71 Kuwait 128 1000 No 2024 down 6.2% falling
72 Greece 125.8 1000 No 2019 falling
73 Portugal 115 1000 No 2024 down 42.4% falling
74 Czechia 110.5 1000 No 2024 falling
75 Georgia 105.2 1000 No 2023 down 4.8% flat
76 Albania 103 1000 No 2024 down 18.0% 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 (male) (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
118 places, 1,148 data points, 2014–2025
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