2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Yemen
Yemen: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 73.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Yemen, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 73.1 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Yemen peaked at 73.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6 %, in 2015.
That places Yemen 8th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.6 % | — |
| 2016 | 46.3 % | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 43.4 % | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 42.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.1 % | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 54.6 % | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 62.7 % | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 68.9 % | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 70.6 % | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 73.1 % | +3.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 73.1 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 62.5 %, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 73.1 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.25 %, 3.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.26 % | 42.6 % | 46.3 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.98 % | 54.6 % | 73.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 5 Liberia 78.1 % compare
- 6 Nigeria 76.2 % compare
- 7 Afghanistan 73.6 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38.1 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.4 % compare
- 9 Angola 72.6 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 21.5 % compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9 % compare
- 10 Kenya 70.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 8 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 68.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Yemen?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Yemen was 73.1 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6 % in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Yemen ranks 8th 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 Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.