2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 61.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 61.8 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 62.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.1 %, in 2015.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 54.9 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 59.1 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 60.8 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 61.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 62.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 61.8 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.64 % | 53.1 % | 57.5 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.06 % | 59.1 % | 62.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 85.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 56.3 % compare
- 4 Malawi 82.7 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 82 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 53.9 % compare
- 6 Liberia 79.9 % compare
- 7 Angola 78.2 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.3 % compare
- 7 Caribbean 53.8 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 76.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 61.8 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1 % in 2015.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.