2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 33.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 33.5 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia peaked at 36.3 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.3 %, in 2016.
Southern Asia ranks 13th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.7 % | — |
| 2016 | 25.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.6 % | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 28.7 % | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 33.4 % | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 34.9 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 36.3 % | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 35.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 35.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 33.5 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.94 % | 25.3 % | 33.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.06 % | 33.5 % | 36.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9 % compare
- 10 Kenya 70.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 8 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 68.4 % compare
- 12 Mauritania 64.5 % compare
- 13 Benin 64.4 % compare
- 14 Chad 64.3 % compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 % compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 32.1 % compare
- 16 Madagascar 61.5 % compare
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- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Southern Asia was 33.5 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 % in 2016.
- How does Southern Asia rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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.