2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Kiribati
Kiribati: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 43.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Kiribati, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 43.9 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Kiribati ranks 33rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 41 % | — |
| 2019 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 43.9 % | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 % | 41 % | 41 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.16 % | 41 % | 43.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 30 El Salvador 45.7 % compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 45.3 % compare
- 32 Gambia 44.4 % compare
- 34 Ghana 43.1 % compare
- 35 Honduras 42.4 % compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 42.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Kiribati?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Kiribati was 43.9 % 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 % in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd 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 Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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About this data
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.