Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen
Yemen: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -2.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at -2.5 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen peaked at -2.5 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9 %, in 2021.
That places Yemen 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -6.1 % | — |
| 2016 | -6.6 % | +8.2% |
| 2017 | -6.3 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | -6.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | -6.6 % | +6.5% |
| 2020 | -7.8 % | +18.2% |
| 2021 | -9 % | +15.4% |
| 2022 | -7.2 % | -20.0% |
| 2023 | -4.7 % | -34.7% |
| 2024 | -2.5 % | -46.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -2.5 % is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4 %, 6.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -2.5 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.25 %, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -6.36 % | -6.6 % | -6.1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -6.24 % | -9 % | -2.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen was -2.5 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -2.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -9 % in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Yemen ranks 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.