Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger
Niger: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 1.5 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.5 % for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,400.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
That places Niger 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6 % | — |
| 2018 | 0.4 % | -33.3% |
| 2019 | -0.4 % | -200.0% |
| 2020 | -1.2 % | +200.0% |
| 2021 | -1.5 % | +25.0% |
| 2022 | -1 % | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1 % | -110.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 % | +1400.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.5 % is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4 %. (15 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.5 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.2 %. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2 % | -0.4 % | 0.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | -0.42 % | -1.5 % | 1.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 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
- 10 Switzerland 1.1 % compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1 % compare
- 10 Viet Nam -2.8 % compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova -9.8 % compare
- 12 Algeria 1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Niger was 1.5 % 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5 % in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.