2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (male) (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (male) (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 88.8 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.8 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.3 %, and the mean is 28.27 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 111.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 276.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 71.6%).
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (male) (15): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 88.8 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.6 % | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 87.7 % | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 81.4 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 57.8 % | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 80.4 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 4 | Melanesia | 54.1 % | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Liberia | 78.1 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 76.2 % | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 73.6 % | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 38.1 % | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 8 | Yemen | 73.1 % | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.9 % | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33.4 % | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 72.6 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | Cabo Verde | 32.1 % | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 21.5 % | 2024 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 10 | Kenya | 70.3 % | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 68.4 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 8 % | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mauritania | 64.5 % | 2024 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 64.4 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Chad | 64.3 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.5 % | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Madagascar | 61.5 % | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Lesotho | 61.2 % | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 60.7 % | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 60.2 % | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 20 | Jamaica | 59 % | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 21 | Eswatini | 57.8 % | 2024 | — | flat |
| 22 | Togo | 55.8 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 23 | Namibia | 52.1 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 24 | Uganda | 51.4 % | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 25 | Niger | 51 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Gambia | 50 % | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 27 | Botswana | 49.6 % | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 28 | Guatemala | 45.8 % | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 29 | Zambia | 44.6 % | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 30 | Kiribati | 43.9 % | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 43.8 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 41.9 % | 2024 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 40.3 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 37.5 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 37.2 % | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 36.3 % | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 37 | Nepal | 35.4 % | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 38 | Libya | 35.2 % | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 33.3 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 32.2 % | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 30.3 % | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 28.8 % | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 28.4 % | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 28.4 % | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 45 | Egypt | 28 % | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 27.4 % | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 27.2 % | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 48 | Mauritius | 26.8 % | 2024 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 26.2 % | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 25.7 % | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 25.5 % | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 52 | Palestine, State of | 25.3 % | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 25.2 % | 2024 | up 215.0% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 23.2 % | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 22.8 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 21 % | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 57 | Mali | 20.4 % | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 58 | South Africa | 20.2 % | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 19 % | 2024 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 60 | New Zealand | 18.4 % | 2024 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 61 | Samoa | 18.2 % | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 18.1 % | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 63 | Malaysia | 16.7 % | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 64 | Grenada | 16.5 % | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 65 | Chile | 16.1 % | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 65 | Australia and New Zealand | 16.1 % | 2025 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 14.7 % | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 68 | Australia | 14.5 % | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 14.1 % | 2024 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 69 | Romania | 14.1 % | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 13.8 % | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 72 | Uruguay | 13.4 % | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 73 | Estonia | 12.9 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Belize | 12.8 % | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 75 | Finland | 12.6 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 11.9 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 77 | France | 10.2 % | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 10.2 % | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 10 % | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 80 | Canada | 9.8 % | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 80 | Singapore | 9.8 % | 2024 | up 276.9% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 9.6 % | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 83 | Latvia | 9.5 % | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 8.6 % | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 8.2 % | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 85 | Malta | 8.2 % | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 8.2 % | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 88 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8 % | 2024 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 89 | Japan | 7.9 % | 2024 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 90 | Brazil | 7.8 % | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 7.8 % | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 7.6 % | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.6 % | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 92 | Sweden | 7.6 % | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.6 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Montenegro | 7.5 % | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Korea | 7.1 % | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 98 | Greece | 6.8 % | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8 % | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 98 | Norway | 6.8 % | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 101 | Ireland | 6.6 % | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 102 | Iceland | 6.3 % | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 103 | Serbia | 6.2 % | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 103 | Slovakia | 6.2 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 103 | Slovenia | 6.2 % | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 106 | Denmark | 6.1 % | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 5.9 % | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 108 | Spain | 5.7 % | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 109 | Lithuania | 5.5 % | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 110 | Austria | 4.8 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 111 | Germany | 4.3 % | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 4.3 % | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 113 | Indonesia | 4.2 % | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 113 | Thailand | 4.2 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 115 | Croatia | 3.9 % | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 116 | Switzerland | 3.2 % | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 2.7 % | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 2.6 % | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 119 | Poland | 2.1 % | 2024 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 1.5 % | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 0.8 % | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 61.8 %
- Middle Africa 75.7 %
- Western Africa 61.3 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 61.2 %
- Africa 54.6 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 53.5 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 51.6 %
- Caribbean 50.6 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 45.7 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 47 %
- Western Asia 31.8 %
- Asia 19.3 %
- Southern Asia 31.1 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 30.6 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 30.5 %
- Northern Africa 28.8 %
- Oceania 25.8 %
- Southern Africa 23.1 %
- World 22.7 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 20.7 %
- Central America 19.1 %
- South America 18.4 %
- Central Asia 16.5 %
- Americas 16.1 %
- South-Eastern Asia 12 %
- Northern America 8.8 %
- United States of America 8.6 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 8.4 %
- Northern Europe 8 %
- Eastern Europe 7.8 %
- Northern America and Europe 7.6 %
- Europe 7.1 %
- Eastern Asia 7 %
- Western Europe 6.9 %
- Southern Europe 4.8 %
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