2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 26.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Low-income economies, 2015–2024
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 Low-income economies is 26.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Low-income economies peaked at 26.6 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7 %, in 2015.
That places Low-income economies 1st 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 Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.7 % | — |
| 2016 | 22.4 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 23 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.8 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.5 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6 % | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7 % | 21.7 % | 23.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.38 % | 23.9 % | 26.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
More agriculture & rural data for Low-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,210 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,715 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 10.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.5 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 35.8 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 2,253 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 39.8 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,263 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 35.7 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Low-income economies?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Low-income economies was 26.6 % 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 % in 2015.
- How does Low-income economies rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Low-income economies ranks 1st 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 Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low-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.