2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 9.2 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America and Europe recorded 9.2 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe peaked at 9.6 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.2 %, in 2019.
Northern America and Europe ranks 30th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.6 % | — |
| 2016 | 9 % | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5 % | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.2 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3 % | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8 % | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.2 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3 % | 7.2 % | 9.6 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.56 % | 7.4 % | 9.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America and Europe
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America and Europe
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,528 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,945 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 3.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 26.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 57,563 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 240.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,666 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.3 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America and Europe was 9.2 % 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 Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 % in 2019.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 30th 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 Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe 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.