2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 39.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lower-middle-income economies recorded 39.5 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 44.2 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.6 %, in 2015.
Lower-middle-income economies ranks 10th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.6 % | — |
| 2016 | 30.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.3 % | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6 % | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 39.6 % | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 42.8 % | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2 % | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 42.7 % | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 41.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 39.5 % | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.54 % | 30.6 % | 39.6 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.1 % | 39.5 % | 44.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 7 Angola 78.2 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.3 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 76.9 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 31.3 % compare
- 9 Yemen 75.6 % compare
- 10 Kenya 73.1 % compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 37.8 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 10.8 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 71.8 % compare
- 12 Benin 66.9 % compare
- 13 Chad 65.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Lower-middle-income economies was 39.5 % 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 % in 2015.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 10th 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies 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.