Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America
South America: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -4.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded -4.4 % for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America peaked at -4.1 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.8 %, in 2021.
That places South America 35th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -4.1 % | — |
| 2016 | -4.6 % | +12.2% |
| 2017 | -4.6 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -4.7 % | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -5.3 % | +12.8% |
| 2020 | -6.9 % | +30.2% |
| 2021 | -7.8 % | +13.0% |
| 2022 | -7.3 % | -6.4% |
| 2023 | -5.9 % | -19.2% |
| 2024 | -4.4 % | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.66 % | -5.3 % | -4.1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -6.46 % | -7.8 % | -4.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America was -4.4 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was -4.1 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.8 % in 2021.
- How does South America rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- South America ranks 35th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.