2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (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 (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower bound is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 17,106 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 100.5 1000 No in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 680.8 1000 No, and the mean is 1,395 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 19 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 668.1%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 71.9%).
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 | 17,106 1000 No | 2024 | up 182.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5,088 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 4,338 1000 No | 2024 | up 154.8% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,961 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 3,433 1000 No | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 3,388 1000 No | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,194 1000 No | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2,740 1000 No | 2024 | up 578.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2,372 1000 No | 2024 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,441 1000 No | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2,145 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1,056 1000 No | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 2,116 1000 No | 2023 | up 482.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 332.7 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 1,692 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 101.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1,687 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 1,680 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 1,593 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 1,548 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1,532 1000 No | 2024 | up 177.9% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1,392 1000 No | 2024 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 1,309 1000 No | 2024 | up 668.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 1,274 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 19 | Philippines | 1,142 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 20 | Guatemala | 1,140 1000 No | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 1,037 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 937 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 23 | Colombia | 925.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 922.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 892.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 26 | Ghana | 885.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 136.1% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 833.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 805 1000 No | 2024 | up 437.4% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 743.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 30 | France | 732.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 389.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 682.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 678.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 568.4 1000 No | 2025 | up 201.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 558.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 284.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 539.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 35 | Liberia | 536.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 36 | Niger | 520.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 497.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 196.0% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 480 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 39 | Indonesia | 460.5 1000 No | 2019 | — | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 448.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 396.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 42 | Libya | 395.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 382.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 380.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 378.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 46 | Jamaica | 291.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 282.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 277.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 273.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 238.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 233.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 181.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 53 | Togo | 175 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 54 | Lesotho | 160 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 55 | Lebanon | 151.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 145.1 1000 No | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 57 | Botswana | 138.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 58 | Gambia | 124.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 59 | Spain | 123.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 120.8 1000 No | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 118.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 101.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 100.5 1000 No | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 252,030 1000 No
- Asia 134,058 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 104,871 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 68,327 1000 No
- Southern Asia 104,001 1000 No
- Middle Africa 19,855 1000 No
- Africa 89,359 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 80,221 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4,999 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 30,666 1000 No
- Western Africa 25,876 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 24,793 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 24,274 1000 No
- Western Asia 15,814 1000 No
- Americas 15,196 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13,812 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 11,392 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 9,062 1000 No
- Northern Africa 8,521 1000 No
- Europe 7,677 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 7,364 1000 No
- South America 6,117 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 3,721 1000 No
- Central America 3,559 1000 No
- Caribbean 3,536 1000 No
- Northern Europe 3,311 1000 No
- Southern Africa 2,327 1000 No
- Oceania 1,705 1000 No
- Western Europe 1,700 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 1,436 1000 No
- Northern America 1,247 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,090 1000 No
- United States of America 980.5 1000 No
- Central Asia 635.2 1000 No
- Southern Europe 479.4 1000 No
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