2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 76.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Middle Africa, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 76.7 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70 % | — |
| 2020 | 72.2 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.2 % | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 77.1 % | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.7 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.3 % | 72.2 % | 77.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 88.8 % compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Middle Africa?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Middle Africa was 76.7 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 % in 2019.
- How does Middle Africa rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.