2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World
World: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 9 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World peaked at 9.9 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2015.
That places World 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 % | — |
| 2016 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7 % | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 9.5 % | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 9 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.58 % | 7 % | 8.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.48 % | 9 % | 9.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in World was 9 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2015.
- How does World rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- World ranks 18th 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.