2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America
United States of America: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 12.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America stood at 12.8 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America peaked at 12.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9 %, in 2019.
United States of America ranks 26th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.5 % | — |
| 2016 | 10.8 % | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7 % | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1 % | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 % | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1 % | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4 % | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 12.8 % | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 % | 8.9 % | 11.5 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.04 % | 8.9 % | 12.8 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United States of America was 12.8 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 % in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- United States of America ranks 26th 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.