2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria
Nigeria: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 26.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 26.1 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 115.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria peaked at 26.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.1 %, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 13.9 % | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7 % | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 15.3 % | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 16.9 % | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5 % | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 21 % | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 22.6 % | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2 % | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 26.1 % | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.58 % | 12.1 % | 16.9 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.68 % | 19.5 % | 26.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 5 Sierra Leone 32.3 % compare
- 6 Jamaica 29.3 % compare
- 7 Namibia 27.3 % compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.6 % compare
- 9 Afghanistan 25.8 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.2 % compare
- 10 Kenya 25.7 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 4.6 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 1.5 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 24.9 % compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Nigeria was 26.1 % 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 % in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Nigeria ranks 8th 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.