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...

Countries reporting
123
Highest
7.1 %
Libya
Lowest
-10.4 %
Peru
Median
-1.5 %
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,581

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
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
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 1,581 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed

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.