2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Value by country

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Countries reporting
78
Highest
18,088 1000 No
Nigeria
Lowest
112.3 1000 No
Kuwait
Median
687.5 1000 No
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,103

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old and over) — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
113 places, 1,103 data points, 2014–2025
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