2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National by country

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...

Countries reporting
128
Highest
62.9 %
South Sudan
Lowest
0.5 %
Russian Federation
Median
4.45 %
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,561

What the numbers show

2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 62.9 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.5 % in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.45 %, and the mean is 8.97 %.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 126.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 563.6%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 70.6%).

2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Sudan 62.9 % 2024 down 3.8% flat
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.4 % 2024 up 9.0% rising
2 Malawi 56.5 % 2024 up 24.2% rising
3 Haiti 45.4 % 2024 down 12.0% falling
3 Melanesia 24.8 % 2024 up 3.3% flat
4 Liberia 34.7 % 2024 down 6.7% falling
4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.6 % 2024 up 24.9% rising
5 Sierra Leone 32.3 % 2024 up 23.8% rising
6 Jamaica 29.3 % 2024 up 26.8% rising
7 Namibia 27.3 % 2024 up 0.7% flat
8 Nigeria 26.1 % 2024 up 115.7% rising
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.6 % 2024 down 44.0% falling
9 Afghanistan 25.8 % 2024 up 81.7% rising
9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.2 % 2024 down 21.2% falling
10 Kenya 25.7 % 2024 up 87.6% rising
10 Republic of Moldova 4.6 % 2024 up 187.5% rising
11 Zimbabwe 24.9 % 2024 down 28.7% falling
11 Viet Nam 1.5 % 2024 up 200.0% volatile
12 Chad 24.8 % 2024 down 21.8% falling
13 Cameroon 23.6 % 2024 up 1.3% falling
13 Lesotho 23.6 % 2024 down 12.6% falling
15 Eswatini 22.8 % 2024 rising
16 Guatemala 22.1 % 2024 up 44.4% rising
17 Botswana 18.9 % 2024 up 16.7% rising
18 Gambia 17.9 % 2024 down 24.8% falling
19 Libya 17.5 % 2024 up 94.4% rising
19 Côte d'Ivoire 7.9 % 2024 up 27.4% rising
20 Madagascar 17 % 2024 up 100.0% rising
20 Cabo Verde 6.4 % 2024 down 33.3% falling
21 Ethiopia 16.2 % 2024 up 25.6% rising
22 Zambia 16.1 % 2024 down 28.1% falling
23 Angola 15.4 % 2024 down 36.6% falling
24 Dominican Republic 14.6 % 2024 down 36.0% falling
25 Benin 12.8 % 2024 up 25.5% rising
26 Nepal 12.6 % 2024 up 16.7% rising
27 Honduras 12.5 % 2024 down 3.1% flat
28 Uganda 12.4 % 2024 down 44.9% falling
29 Mauritania 12.1 % 2024 up 175.0% rising
30 Mauritius 11.5 % 2024 up 155.6% rising
31 El Salvador 10.9 % 2024 down 13.5% flat
32 Ecuador 10.3 % 2024 up 80.7% rising
33 Egypt 10.1 % 2024 up 44.3% rising
34 Argentina 10 % 2024 up 104.1% rising
35 Togo 9.1 % 2024 down 48.9% falling
36 Guinea-Bissau 9 % 2022 up 8.4% rising
36 Lebanon 9 % 2024 up 57.9% rising
38 Ghana 8.7 % 2024 up 74.0% rising
39 South Africa 8.1 % 2024 up 32.8% rising
40 Myanmar 8 % 2024 up 400.0% rising
41 Niger 7.5 % 2024 down 23.5% falling
42 Paraguay 7.3 % 2024 up 563.6% rising
43 Tunisia 7.2 % 2024 down 18.2% rising
44 Albania 7.1 % 2024 down 23.7% falling
45 Burkina Faso 6.9 % 2024 up 9.5% rising
46 Malaysia 6 % 2024 down 36.2% falling
47 New Zealand 5.2 % 2024 up 160.0% rising
47 Ukraine 5.2 % 2024 up 225.0% rising
49 Georgia 5.1 % 2024 down 21.5% falling
50 Colombia 4.9 % 2024 up 4.3% rising
50 Romania 4.9 % 2024 up 14.0% rising
52 Algeria 4.8 % 2024 down 59.7% falling
52 Kiribati 4.8 % 2024 down 40.0% falling
54 Australia and New Zealand 4.6 % 2024 up 76.9% rising
55 Australia 4.5 % 2024 up 66.7% rising
55 Samoa 4.5 % 2024 up 32.4% rising
57 Grenada 4.4 % 2024 down 47.0% falling
57 Hungary 4.4 % 2024 up 214.3% volatile
57 Kuwait 4.4 % 2024 down 31.2% falling
57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.4 % 2024 up 450.0% volatile
61 Tajikistan 4.3 % 2024 down 6.5% falling
62 Singapore 4.1 % 2024 up 355.6% volatile
63 Palestine, State of 3.8 % 2022 unchanged flat
64 Ireland 3.7 % 2024 down 9.8% falling
64 Pakistan 3.7 % 2024 up 428.6% volatile
66 Chile 3.6 % 2024 up 44.0% rising
67 France 3.5 % 2024 up 133.3% rising
68 Peru 3.3 % 2024 up 43.5% rising
69 Finland 3.2 % 2024 up 33.3% rising
69 Philippines 3.2 % 2024 down 8.6% falling
69 Sweden 3.2 % 2024 up 255.6% rising
72 Senegal 3.1 % 2024 down 61.2% falling
73 Belize 2.7 % 2024 down 38.6% falling
74 Belgium 2.6 % 2024 up 116.7% rising
74 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.6 % 2024 up 52.9% rising
76 Mali 2.4 % 2024 down 22.6% falling
77 Cambodia 2.3 % 2024 down 41.0% falling
78 Japan 2.2 % 2024 up 266.7% rising
78 Mexico 2.2 % 2024 down 29.0% falling
80 Estonia 2.1 % 2024 up 133.3% rising
81 Austria 2 % 2024 up 122.2% rising
81 Switzerland 2 % 2024 up 25.0% rising
81 Costa Rica 2 % 2024 up 11.1% rising
81 Denmark 2 % 2024 up 122.2% rising
81 Malta 2 % 2024 up 66.7% rising
81 Uruguay 2 % 2024 up 33.3% rising
87 Republic of Korea 1.9 % 2024 up 280.0% rising
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7 % 2024 unchanged flat
88 Canada 1.7 % 2024 up 240.0% rising
88 Latvia 1.7 % 2024 up 240.0% rising
88 Portugal 1.7 % 2024 down 55.3% falling
92 Bulgaria 1.6 % 2024 down 23.8% falling
92 Czechia 1.6 % 2024 up 128.6% volatile
94 Azerbaijan 1.5 % 2024 up 200.0% rising
94 Spain 1.5 % 2024 up 36.4% rising
94 Greece 1.5 % 2024 down 44.4% falling
97 Germany 1.4 % 2024 up 75.0% rising
97 Norway 1.4 % 2024 up 40.0% rising
99 Montenegro 1.3 % 2024 down 38.1% flat
100 North Macedonia 1.2 % 2024 down 64.7% falling
100 Slovakia 1.2 % 2024 up 20.0% rising
102 Iceland 1.1 % 2024 down 38.9% falling
102 Sri Lanka 1.1 % 2024 up 57.1% rising
102 Lithuania 1.1 % 2024 down 56.0% falling
105 Israel 0.8 % 2024 down 46.7% falling
106 Luxembourg 0.7 % 2024 down 58.8% falling
107 Croatia 0.6 % 2024 unchanged rising
107 Mongolia 0.6 % 2024 up 20.0% rising
107 Serbia 0.6 % 2024 down 68.4% falling
107 Slovenia 0.6 % 2024 down 33.3% falling
111 Armenia 0.5 % 2024 down 54.5% falling
111 Belarus 0.5 % 2024 unchanged flat
111 Brazil 0.5 % 2024 unchanged volatile
111 Indonesia 0.5 % 2024 down 37.5% falling
111 Kazakhstan 0.5 % 2024 unchanged flat
111 Kyrgyzstan 0.5 % 2024 down 44.4% falling
111 Poland 0.5 % 2024 down 70.6% falling
111 Thailand 0.5 % 2024 down 16.7% falling
111 Russian Federation 0.5 % 2024 down 16.7% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 1,561 data points, 2015–2024
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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.