2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon
Cameroon: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 60.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 60.7 %.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon peaked at 60.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.1 %, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 55.5 % | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 58.2 % | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 57.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 56.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 60.4 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 60.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60.7 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.5 % | 50.1 % | 58.2 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.62 % | 56.7 % | 60.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 % compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 32.1 % compare
- 16 Madagascar 61.5 % compare
- 17 Lesotho 61.2 % compare
- 19 Ethiopia 60.2 % compare
- 20 Jamaica 59 % compare
- 21 Eswatini 57.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon was 60.7 % 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1 % in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Cameroon ranks 18th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 — Male — 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.