2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Caribbean
Caribbean: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 23.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Caribbean, 2019–2024
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 Caribbean is 23.9 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
That places Caribbean 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.7 % | — |
| 2020 | 26 % | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 25.1 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 23.6 % | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.9 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.7 % | 27.7 % | 27.7 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.44 % | 23.6 % | 26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.4 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 62.9 % compare
- 2 Malawi 56.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 24.8 % compare
- 4 Liberia 34.7 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.6 % compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 32.3 % compare
- 6 Jamaica 29.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 24.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -11.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 40.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.773 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.6768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Caribbean?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Caribbean was 23.9 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 % in 2022.
- How does Caribbean rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Caribbean ranks 3rd 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 Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.