2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 4.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4.3 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4.3 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 %, in 2015.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 60th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 % | — |
| 2016 | 3.4 % | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7 % | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 % | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1 % | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 3 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6 % | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7 % | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3 % | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.42 % | 3 % | 3.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.54 % | 3 % | 4.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Australia and New Zealand was 4.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 % in 2015.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 60th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — 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.