2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National by country

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...

Countries reporting
130
Highest
88.8 %
South Sudan
Lowest
0.8 %
Belarus
Median
20.3 %
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,581

What the numbers show

2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 88.8 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.8 % in Belarus.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.3 %, and the mean is 28.27 %.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 111.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 276.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 71.6%).

2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Sudan 88.8 % 2024 up 4.3% flat
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.6 % 2024 up 17.1% rising
2 Sierra Leone 87.7 % 2024 up 18.0% rising
3 Haiti 81.4 % 2024 down 0.1% flat
3 United Republic of Tanzania 57.8 % 2024 up 25.4% rising
4 Malawi 80.4 % 2024 up 3.7% flat
4 Melanesia 54.1 % 2024 up 3.2% flat
5 Liberia 78.1 % 2024 down 0.5% flat
6 Nigeria 76.2 % 2024 up 116.5% rising
7 Afghanistan 73.6 % 2024 up 72.8% rising
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38.1 % 2024 down 21.6% falling
8 Yemen 73.1 % 2024 up 71.6% rising
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.4 % 2024 up 31.0% rising
9 Angola 72.6 % 2024 up 3.4% flat
9 Republic of Moldova 21.5 % 2024 up 12.0% flat
10 Kenya 70.3 % 2024 up 48.6% rising
10 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9 % 2024 up 11.1% rising
11 Zimbabwe 68.4 % 2024 up 6.9% rising
11 Viet Nam 8 % 2024 up 40.4% rising
12 Mauritania 64.5 % 2024 up 157.0% rising
13 Benin 64.4 % 2024 up 17.9% rising
14 Chad 64.3 % 2024 down 2.7% falling
15 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 % 2022 up 1.3% flat
16 Madagascar 61.5 % 2024 up 11.6% rising
16 Cabo Verde 32.1 % 2024 down 14.9% falling
17 Lesotho 61.2 % 2024 up 22.2% rising
18 Cameroon 60.7 % 2024 up 21.2% rising
19 Ethiopia 60.2 % 2024 up 9.3% flat
20 Jamaica 59 % 2024 up 32.0% rising
21 Eswatini 57.8 % 2024 flat
22 Togo 55.8 % 2024 down 10.3% falling
23 Namibia 52.1 % 2024 up 2.8% flat
24 Uganda 51.4 % 2024 down 24.6% falling
25 Niger 51 % 2024 up 1.4% flat
26 Gambia 50 % 2024 down 4.9% flat
27 Botswana 49.6 % 2024 up 15.3% rising
28 Guatemala 45.8 % 2024 up 14.8% rising
29 Zambia 44.6 % 2024 down 12.9% falling
30 Kiribati 43.9 % 2024 up 7.1% rising
31 Ghana 43.8 % 2024 up 20.0% rising
32 Lebanon 41.9 % 2024 up 145.0% rising
33 Burkina Faso 40.3 % 2024 up 1.3% flat
34 El Salvador 37.5 % 2024 down 2.8% flat
35 Dominican Republic 37.2 % 2024 down 27.5% falling
36 Honduras 36.3 % 2024 down 4.5% flat
37 Nepal 35.4 % 2024 up 21.6% rising
38 Libya 35.2 % 2024 up 46.1% rising
39 Cambodia 33.3 % 2024 down 7.0% rising
40 Philippines 32.2 % 2024 down 25.1% falling
41 Myanmar 30.3 % 2024 up 40.9% rising
42 Argentina 28.8 % 2024 up 82.3% rising
43 Ecuador 28.4 % 2024 up 42.7% rising
43 Peru 28.4 % 2024 up 34.6% rising
45 Egypt 28 % 2024 up 20.7% rising
46 Ukraine 27.4 % 2024 up 60.2% rising
47 Albania 27.2 % 2024 down 22.7% falling
48 Mauritius 26.8 % 2024 up 127.1% rising
49 Senegal 26.2 % 2024 down 39.8% falling
50 Colombia 25.7 % 2024 up 36.7% rising
51 Bangladesh 25.5 % 2024 down 13.3% falling
52 Palestine, State of 25.3 % 2022 up 4.1% rising
53 Paraguay 25.2 % 2024 up 215.0% rising
54 Tunisia 23.2 % 2024 up 26.8% rising
55 Tajikistan 22.8 % 2024 up 33.3% rising
56 Georgia 21 % 2024 down 30.9% falling
57 Mali 20.4 % 2024 down 19.0% falling
58 South Africa 20.2 % 2024 up 27.8% rising
59 Pakistan 19 % 2024 up 61.0% rising
60 New Zealand 18.4 % 2024 up 139.0% rising
61 Samoa 18.2 % 2024 down 22.9% falling
62 Algeria 18.1 % 2024 down 16.2% flat
63 Malaysia 16.7 % 2024 down 16.1% flat
64 Grenada 16.5 % 2024 down 30.1% falling
65 Chile 16.1 % 2024 up 76.9% rising
66 Australia and New Zealand 15.2 % 2024 up 70.8% rising
67 Hungary 14.7 % 2024 up 54.7% rising
68 Australia 14.5 % 2024 up 57.6% rising
69 Azerbaijan 14.1 % 2024 up 156.4% rising
69 Romania 14.1 % 2024 down 14.5% rising
71 Mexico 13.8 % 2024 down 42.0% falling
72 Uruguay 13.4 % 2024 up 14.5% rising
73 Estonia 12.9 % 2024 up 50.0% rising
74 Belize 12.8 % 2024 down 57.3% falling
75 Finland 12.6 % 2024 up 50.0% rising
76 Costa Rica 11.9 % 2024 up 3.5% rising
77 France 10.2 % 2024 up 56.9% rising
77 Kuwait 10.2 % 2024 down 35.0% falling
79 Sri Lanka 10 % 2024 up 53.8% rising
80 Canada 9.8 % 2024 up 108.5% rising
80 Singapore 9.8 % 2024 up 276.9% rising
82 Bulgaria 9.6 % 2024 down 29.9% falling
83 Latvia 9.5 % 2024 up 14.5% rising
84 Israel 8.6 % 2024 down 23.9% falling
85 North Macedonia 8.2 % 2024 down 36.4% rising
85 Malta 8.2 % 2024 up 74.5% rising
85 Portugal 8.2 % 2024 down 33.3% falling
88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8 % 2024 up 166.7% rising
89 Japan 7.9 % 2024 up 139.4% rising
90 Brazil 7.8 % 2024 down 31.0% falling
90 Czechia 7.8 % 2024 up 47.2% rising
92 Belgium 7.6 % 2024 up 72.7% rising
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.6 % 2024 down 19.1% falling
92 Sweden 7.6 % 2024 up 76.7% rising
92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.6 % 2024 up 33.3% rising
96 Montenegro 7.5 % 2024 down 38.5% falling
97 Republic of Korea 7.1 % 2024 up 31.5% rising
98 Greece 6.8 % 2024 down 57.2% falling
98 Kyrgyzstan 6.8 % 2024 up 4.6% rising
98 Norway 6.8 % 2024 up 47.8% rising
101 Ireland 6.6 % 2024 down 29.0% falling
102 Iceland 6.3 % 2024 up 18.9% rising
103 Serbia 6.2 % 2024 down 44.1% falling
103 Slovakia 6.2 % 2024 up 1.6% rising
103 Slovenia 6.2 % 2024 down 38.6% falling
106 Denmark 6.1 % 2024 up 17.3% rising
107 Armenia 5.9 % 2024 down 62.2% falling
108 Spain 5.7 % 2024 down 13.6% falling
109 Lithuania 5.5 % 2024 down 62.3% falling
110 Austria 4.8 % 2024 up 6.7% rising
111 Germany 4.3 % 2024 up 26.5% rising
111 Mongolia 4.3 % 2024 down 34.8% falling
113 Indonesia 4.2 % 2024 down 30.0% falling
113 Thailand 4.2 % 2024 down 2.3% flat
115 Croatia 3.9 % 2024 down 38.1% falling
116 Switzerland 3.2 % 2024 down 25.6% falling
117 Russian Federation 2.7 % 2024 down 64.9% falling
118 Luxembourg 2.6 % 2024 down 36.6% falling
119 Poland 2.1 % 2024 down 71.6% falling
120 Kazakhstan 1.5 % 2024 down 21.1% falling
121 Belarus 0.8 % 2024 down 33.3% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 1,581 data points, 2015–2024
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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.