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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Countries reporting
70
Highest
17,106 1000 No
Nigeria
Lowest
100.5 1000 No
Tajikistan
Median
680.8 1000 No
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,032

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
105 places, 1,032 data points, 2014–2025
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