2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 17.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia is 17.1 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia peaked at 21 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2016.
That places Southern Asia 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.3 % | — |
| 2016 | 13.2 % | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 14 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8 % | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 18.8 % | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8 % | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 21 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20 % | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.2 % | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 17.1 % | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.22 % | 13.2 % | 18.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.42 % | 17.1 % | 21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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- 7 Namibia 28.9 % compare
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- 8 Republic of Moldova 7.4 % compare
- 9 Eswatini 27.1 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.8 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4 % compare
- 10 Nigeria 26.7 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 2 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 25.7 % compare
- 12 Chad 25.5 % compare
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- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Southern Asia was 17.1 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2016.
- How does Southern Asia rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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.