2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia
Liberia: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 78.1 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 78.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia peaked at 79.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.1 %, in 2024.
That places Liberia 5th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.5 % | — |
| 2016 | 79.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.1 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.22 % | 78.5 % | 79.7 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.62 % | 78.1 % | 79.3 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia was 78.1 % 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1 % in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Liberia ranks 5th 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 Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.