2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe
Western Europe: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 6.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 6.4 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe peaked at 6.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %, in 2019.
Western Europe ranks 36th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.6 % | — |
| 2016 | 4.8 % | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 % | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1 % | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5 % | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5 % | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9 % | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4 % | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.54 % | 3.9 % | 5.6 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.38 % | 4.1 % | 6.4 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Western Europe was 6.4 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 % in 2019.
- How does Western Europe rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Western Europe ranks 36th 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 Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.