2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon
Cameroon: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 23.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 23.6 %.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon peaked at 29.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.3 %, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.3 % | — |
| 2016 | 27.7 % | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 29.4 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 29.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.1 % | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 24.6 % | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 23.6 % | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.62 % | 23.3 % | 29.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 26 % | 23.6 % | 27.9 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Cameroon was 23.6 % 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 % in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Cameroon ranks 13th 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 Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 — Male — 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.