Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia
Asia: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -0.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded -0.7 % for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia peaked at -0.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.6 %, in 2021.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1.1 % | — |
| 2016 | -1.1 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7 % | -36.4% |
| 2018 | -0.8 % | +14.3% |
| 2019 | -1.3 % | +62.5% |
| 2020 | -2.5 % | +92.3% |
| 2021 | -2.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2022 | -1.9 % | -26.9% |
| 2023 | -1.1 % | -42.1% |
| 2024 | -0.7 % | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1 % | -1.3 % | -0.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -1.76 % | -2.6 % | -0.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.8 % compare
- 2 Jamaica 6.4 % compare
- 3 Gambia 5.6 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 0.2 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.1 % compare
- 4 Japan 3.5 % compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 2.7 % compare
- 6 Malaysia 2.6 % compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1 % compare
- 7 France 1.6 % compare
- 7 Kuwait 1.6 % compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 0 %
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic -2.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 0.2212 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Asia was -0.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6 % in 2021.
- How does Asia rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Asia ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.