2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Value 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) — Value is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 18,088 1000 No in Nigeria; the lowest is 112.3 1000 No in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 687.5 1000 No, and the mean is 1,437 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 539.7%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 54.0%).
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 | 18,088 1000 No | 2024 | up 179.5% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6,462 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 4,526 1000 No | 2024 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,593 1000 No | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 3,994 1000 No | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 3,482 1000 No | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,538 1000 No | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3,147 1000 No | 2024 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2,979 1000 No | 2024 | up 539.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,017 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2,205 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1,118 1000 No | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 2,177 1000 No | 2023 | up 403.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 549 1000 No | 2024 | — | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 1,991 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 141.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 1,852 1000 No | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 12 | Haiti | 1,806 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 1,760 1000 No | 2024 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 1,716 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1,643 1000 No | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 1,621 1000 No | 2024 | up 428.3% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 1,590 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1,367 1000 No | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 19 | Chad | 1,342 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 1,308 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 1,242 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,236 1000 No | 2024 | up 511.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 1,186 1000 No | 2024 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 1,122 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 1,022 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,009 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 990 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 953.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 29 | France | 942.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 30 | Malaysia | 872.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 857.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 761.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 799 1000 No | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 774.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 695.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 679.1 1000 No | 2025 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 604.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 37 | Liberia | 583 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 551.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Benin | 540.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 506.5 1000 No | 2019 | — | falling |
| 41 | Germany | 498 1000 No | 2024 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 486.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 43 | Libya | 474.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 44 | Honduras | 470.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 463.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 428.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 282.9% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 419 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 379.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 332.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 325.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 298.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 292.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 53 | Canada | 286.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 54 | Namibia | 251.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 240.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 215.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 57 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 195.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 58 | Lebanon | 183.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 179.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 178.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 61 | Lesotho | 173.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 160.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 160.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 64 | Mali | 156.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | 145.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 140.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 139.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 68 | Poland | 127.3 1000 No | 2022 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 69 | Georgia | 124.4 1000 No | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 116 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 71 | Kuwait | 112.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 263,817 1000 No
- Asia 145,552 1000 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 116,265 1000 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 70,456 1000 No
- Southern Asia 115,393 1000 No
- Middle Africa 20,566 1000 No
- Africa 91,556 1000 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 82,286 1000 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5,769 1000 No
- Eastern Africa 32,282 1000 No
- Western Africa 26,934 1000 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26,054 1000 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 25,903 1000 No
- Western Asia 16,633 1000 No
- Americas 16,174 1000 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 14,779 1000 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 12,653 1000 No
- Northern America and Europe 10,099 1000 No
- Northern Africa 9,270 1000 No
- Europe 8,704 1000 No
- Eastern Asia 8,572 1000 No
- South America 6,636 1000 No
- Caribbean 4,303 1000 No
- Northern Europe 4,191 1000 No
- South-Eastern Asia 4,081 1000 No
- Central America 3,840 1000 No
- Southern Africa 2,505 1000 No
- Western Europe 2,087 1000 No
- Oceania 1,832 1000 No
- Eastern Europe 1,686 1000 No
- Northern America 1,395 1000 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,153 1000 No
- United States of America 1,128 1000 No
- Central Asia 872.3 1000 No
- Southern Europe 739.8 1000 No
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