Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National by country
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...
What the numbers show
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 7.1 % in Libya; the lowest is -10.4 % in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.5 %, and the mean is -1.94 %.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,966.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 9,700.0%).
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 7.1 % | 2024 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.5 % | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6.4 % | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.8 % | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 3 | Gambia | 5.6 % | 2024 | up 1,966.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Melanesia | 0.2 % | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 3.5 % | 2024 | up 169.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.1 % | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 2.7 % | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2.6 % | 2024 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 7 | France | 1.6 % | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 1.6 % | 2024 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1 % | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -2.1 % | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 1.5 % | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1.1 % | 2024 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.1 % | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | -2.8 % | 2024 | down 154.5% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | -9.8 % | 2024 | down 9,700.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Algeria | 1 % | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0.9 % | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.8 % | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 0.8 % | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Nepal | 0.8 % | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 0.7 % | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 0.7 % | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 0.3 % | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 0.2 % | 2024 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 0.2 % | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 0.2 % | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 0.1 % | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 0 % | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | -0.2 % | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | -0.2 % | 2024 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | -0.3 % | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | -0.4 % | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | -0.4 % | 2024 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | -0.5 % | 2024 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | -0.5 % | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | -0.6 % | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Sweden | -0.6 % | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | -0.6 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | -0.7 % | 2024 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | -0.7 % | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 42 | Nigeria | -0.7 % | 2024 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Singapore | -0.7 % | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | -0.8 % | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | -0.8 % | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | -0.9 % | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Lesotho | -0.9 % | 2024 | down 212.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Philippines | -0.9 % | 2024 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | -1 % | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Mauritania | -1.1 % | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | -1.1 % | 2024 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.2 % | 2024 | down 340.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | -1.2 % | 2024 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | -1.3 % | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | -1.3 % | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | -1.3 % | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | -1.3 % | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | -1.4 % | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Chad | -1.4 % | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | -1.5 % | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | Malta | -1.5 % | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 64 | Norway | -1.6 % | 2024 | down 433.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | -1.8 % | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | -1.8 % | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | -1.8 % | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 68 | North Macedonia | -1.9 % | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | -2 % | 2024 | down 766.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Croatia | -2.1 % | 2024 | down 425.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | -2.1 % | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 70 | Slovakia | -2.1 % | 2024 | down 600.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.2 % | 2024 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Romania | -2.2 % | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | -2.3 % | 2024 | down 91.7% | falling |
| 75 | Tajikistan | -2.3 % | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | -2.4 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | -2.4 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Benin | -2.5 % | 2024 | down 212.5% | falling |
| 79 | Czechia | -2.5 % | 2024 | down 127.3% | falling |
| 79 | Lithuania | -2.5 % | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 79 | Yemen | -2.5 % | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -2.5 % | 2024 | down 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | -2.8 % | 2024 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 84 | Slovenia | -2.8 % | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | -2.9 % | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | -2.9 % | 2024 | down 132.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Montenegro | -3 % | 2024 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Iceland | -3.2 % | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 90 | Belgium | -3.4 % | 2024 | down 361.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | -3.4 % | 2024 | down 142.9% | falling |
| 92 | Brazil | -3.5 % | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 92 | Spain | -3.5 % | 2024 | down 288.9% | falling |
| 94 | Georgia | -3.6 % | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 95 | Namibia | -3.7 % | 2024 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | -3.8 % | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 97 | Costa Rica | -3.9 % | 2024 | down 178.6% | falling |
| 98 | Haiti | -4.1 % | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | -4.1 % | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | -4.2 % | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 101 | Latvia | -4.3 % | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | -4.4 % | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 103 | Colombia | -4.6 % | 2024 | down 91.7% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | -4.7 % | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | -4.7 % | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | -5.3 % | 2024 | down 211.8% | falling |
| 107 | Mexico | -5.5 % | 2024 | down 139.1% | falling |
| 108 | Angola | -5.6 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 109 | Portugal | -5.7 % | 2024 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 110 | Argentina | -5.8 % | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 111 | Honduras | -6.1 % | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | -6.1 % | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | -6.4 % | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 114 | Eswatini | -7.7 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Pakistan | -7.8 % | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | -8.1 % | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 117 | El Salvador | -8.2 % | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 118 | Afghanistan | -8.4 % | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 119 | Albania | -9.2 % | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 119 | Ukraine | -9.2 % | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 121 | Peru | -10.4 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 1.4 %
- Northern Europe 0.9 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 0.7 %
- Central Asia 0.3 %
- Western Europe 0.3 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 0.3 %
- Asia -0.7 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -1.1 %
- Middle Africa -1.4 %
- Oceania -0.1 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -2.5 %
- High-income economies -0.3 %
- Western Africa -0.5 %
- Europe -0.7 %
- Upper-middle-income economies -0.7 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.8 %
- Eastern Africa -0.8 %
- South-Eastern Asia -0.8 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) -0.9 %
- Africa -1.2 %
- World -1.2 %
- Low-income economies -1.2 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -1.3 %
- Southern Africa -1.5 %
- Northern America and Europe -1.6 %
- Eastern Europe -1.9 %
- Northern Africa -2 %
- Southern Europe -2.1 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa -2.4 %
- Lower-middle-income economies -2.7 %
- Caribbean -2.8 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia -2.8 %
- Southern Asia -3 %
- Western Asia -3 %
- Northern America -3.8 %
- United States of America -4.2 %
- South America -4.4 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean -4.6 %
- Central America -5.5 %
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.