Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -1.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies stood at -1.2 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies peaked at -1.2 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.7 %, in 2020.
That places Low-income economies 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1.2 % | — |
| 2016 | -1.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.3 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | -1.5 % | +15.4% |
| 2020 | -1.7 % | +13.3% |
| 2021 | -1.6 % | -5.9% |
| 2022 | -1.3 % | -18.8% |
| 2023 | -1.2 % | -7.7% |
| 2024 | -1.2 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.28 % | -1.5 % | -1.2 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -1.4 % | -1.7 % | -1.2 % | 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 gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Low-income economies was -1.2 % 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7 % in 2020.
- How does Low-income economies rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Low-income economies ranks 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.
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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.