2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) was 32.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in Cabo Verde, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 32.1 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% over ten years.
That places Cabo Verde 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.7 % | — |
| 2018 | 36.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.8 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 32.1 % | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 32.1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.4 % | 35.1 % | 37.7 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 33.74 % | 32.1 % | 35.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 8 Angola 75.4 % compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.4 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 26.4 % compare
- 9 Yemen 74.4 % compare
- 10 Kenya 71.7 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 9.4 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 70.1 % compare
- 12 Benin 65.6 % compare
- 13 Mauritania 65.1 % compare
- 14 Chad 65 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cabo Verde
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.2244 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -0.6329 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.2234 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 0.2164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.2188 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in Cabo Verde?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) in Cabo Verde was 32.1 % 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 (both sexes or) recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 % in 2023.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or)?
- Cabo Verde ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (both sexes or) rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde 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 (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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