2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World
World: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 23.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World is 23.5 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World peaked at 24.1 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.6 %, in 2015.
World ranks 20th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.6 % | — |
| 2016 | 19.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.3 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.8 % | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 23.4 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 24 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.5 % | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.52 % | 18.6 % | 22.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.78 % | 23.4 % | 24.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in World was 23.5 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6 % in 2015.
- How does World rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- World ranks 20th 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.