2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 9.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 9.8 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 15.6 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8 %, in 2017.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 89th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8 % | — |
| 2016 | 9.3 % | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 8 % | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4 % | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4 % | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9 % | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5 % | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 15.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7 % | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8 % | -16.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.75 %, 52% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 9.8 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 %, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.18 % | 8 % | 10.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.3 % | 9.8 % | 15.6 % | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4731 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 9.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 % in 2017.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.