2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies
High-income economies: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 2.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
High-income economies recorded 2.1 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies peaked at 2.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4 %, in 2015.
That places High-income economies 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4 % | — |
| 2016 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 % | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 % | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 % | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1 % | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.42 % | 1.4 % | 1.5 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.76 % | 1.5 % | 2.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near High-income economies
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- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,513 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,934 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 9 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 24.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 58,335 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 282.3 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,578 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.4 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in High-income economies was 2.1 % 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 High-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in High-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 % in 2015.
- How does High-income economies rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- High-income economies ranks 29th 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 High-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High-income economies 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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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.