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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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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- World 275,605 1000 No
- Asia 157,044 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 127,660 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 72,586 1000 No
- Southern Asia 126,785 1000 No
- Middle Africa 21,276 1000 No
- Africa 93,753 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 84,351 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,538 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 33,897 1000 No
- Western Africa 27,992 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27,834 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 27,014 1000 No
- Western Asia 17,453 1000 No
- Americas 17,153 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15,746 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 13,913 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 11,136 1000 No
- Northern Africa 10,019 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 9,780 1000 No
- Europe 9,730 1000 No
- South America 7,155 1000 No
- Northern Europe 5,070 1000 No
- Caribbean 5,069 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 4,441 1000 No
- Central America 4,122 1000 No
- Southern Africa 2,682 1000 No
- Western Europe 2,474 1000 No
- Oceania 1,959 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 1,936 1000 No
- Northern America 1,544 1000 No
- United States of America 1,275 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,216 1000 No
- Central Asia 1,109 1000 No
- Southern Europe 1,000 1000 No
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