2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 71.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 71.8 %.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe peaked at 75 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.4 %, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65.4 % | — |
| 2016 | 67.8 % | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 68.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.3 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 74.7 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 75 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.2 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 70.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.24 % | 65.4 % | 71.3 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.62 % | 70.4 % | 75 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Zimbabwe was 71.8 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 75 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4 % in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 11th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.