Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National by country

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...

Countries reporting
120
Highest
4.9 %
Libya
Lowest
-8.7 %
Afghanistan
Median
-0.25 %
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
1,561

What the numbers show

Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 4.9 % in Libya; the lowest is -8.7 % in Afghanistan.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.25 %, and the mean is -0.4933 %.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 1,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 900.0%).

Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Libya 4.9 % 2024 up 214.0% volatile
1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.6 % 2024 up 77.8% volatile
2 Jamaica 3.9 % 2024 up 186.7% volatile
2 United Republic of Tanzania 1.3 % 2024 up 138.2% volatile
3 Japan 1.7 % 2024 up 1,600.0% volatile
3 Melanesia 0.1 % 2024 down 50.0% falling
4 Malaysia 1.6 % 2024 down 50.0% flat
4 Viet Nam -0.5 % 2024 volatile
5 Republic of Korea 1.3 % 2024 volatile
6 Ireland 1.2 % 2024 down 7.7% falling
6 Kuwait 1.2 % 2024 down 61.3% falling
7 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.6 % 2024 up 87.2% volatile
8 Switzerland 1 % 2024 up 900.0% volatile
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.9 % 2024 down 134.6% volatile
9 Singapore 0.9 % 2024 up 400.0% volatile
10 Sierra Leone 0.8 % 2024 up 157.1% volatile
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8 % 2024 up 138.1% volatile
11 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % 2024 up 100.0% falling
11 Republic of Moldova -2.8 % 2024 volatile
12 Austria 0.7 % 2024 up 240.0% volatile
12 Germany 0.7 % 2024 up 333.3% volatile
12 Nepal 0.7 % 2024 unchanged volatile
15 Finland 0.6 % 2024 volatile
15 Gambia 0.6 % 2024 up 20.0% volatile
15 New Zealand 0.6 % 2024 up 137.5% volatile
15 Paraguay 0.6 % 2024 up 700.0% volatile
19 Chile 0.5 % 2024 up 155.6% volatile
20 Estonia 0.4 % 2024 up 300.0% volatile
20 France 0.4 % 2024 up 500.0% volatile
22 Australia 0.3 % 2024 up 250.0% volatile
22 Australia and New Zealand 0.3 % 2024 up 175.0% volatile
24 Denmark 0.2 % 2024 up 300.0% volatile
24 Luxembourg 0.2 % 2024 up 300.0% volatile
24 Madagascar 0.2 % 2024 up 110.0% volatile
24 Myanmar 0.2 % 2024 up 133.3% volatile
24 Niger 0.2 % 2024 up 150.0% volatile
24 Philippines 0.2 % 2024 down 66.7% volatile
30 Israel 0.1 % 2024 down 75.0% volatile
31 Armenia 0 % 2024 up 100.0% volatile
31 Azerbaijan 0 % 2024 volatile
31 Croatia 0 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
31 Haiti 0 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
31 Indonesia 0 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
31 Kazakhstan 0 % 2024 flat
31 Sri Lanka 0 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
31 Poland 0 % 2024 up 100.0% volatile
31 Slovenia 0 % 2024 up 100.0% volatile
31 Russian Federation 0 % 2024 up 100.0% volatile
48 Bulgaria -0.1 % 2024 down 125.0% volatile
48 Georgia -0.1 % 2024 up 88.9% volatile
48 Ghana -0.1 % 2024 unchanged volatile
48 Kyrgyzstan -0.1 % 2024 down 200.0% flat
48 Lithuania -0.1 % 2024 volatile
48 Mali -0.1 % 2024 up 50.0% volatile
48 Mongolia -0.1 % 2024 volatile
48 Sweden -0.1 % 2024 down 150.0% volatile
48 Togo -0.1 % 2024 down 103.0% volatile
48 Thailand -0.1 % 2024 unchanged volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.2 % 2024 down 166.7% volatile
58 Czechia -0.2 % 2024 volatile
58 Algeria -0.2 % 2024 up 90.9% volatile
58 Montenegro -0.2 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Norway -0.2 % 2024 up 33.3% volatile
58 Slovakia -0.2 % 2024 unchanged volatile
64 Brazil -0.3 % 2024 up 40.0% volatile
64 Canada -0.3 % 2024 down 200.0% volatile
64 Greece -0.3 % 2024 down 400.0% volatile
64 Latvia -0.3 % 2024 down 50.0% volatile
64 Malta -0.3 % 2024 up 50.0% rising
64 Serbia -0.3 % 2024 down 200.0% volatile
70 Ukraine -0.4 % 2024 up 50.0% volatile
71 Benin -0.5 % 2024 unchanged rising
71 Cameroon -0.5 % 2024 down 126.3% volatile
71 Guatemala -0.5 % 2024 up 66.7% volatile
74 Costa Rica -0.6 % 2024 falling
74 Nigeria -0.6 % 2024 down 128.6% volatile
74 Uganda -0.6 % 2024 down 130.0% volatile
74 South Africa -0.6 % 2024 up 64.7% rising
78 Colombia -0.7 % 2024 down 133.3% volatile
78 Senegal -0.7 % 2024 down 163.6% volatile
78 Chad -0.7 % 2024 up 46.2% volatile
81 Belgium -0.8 % 2024 down 900.0% volatile
81 Burkina Faso -0.8 % 2024 down 188.9% volatile
81 Ethiopia -0.8 % 2024 up 75.8% volatile
81 North Macedonia -0.8 % 2024 down 166.7% volatile
81 Romania -0.8 % 2024 up 69.2% volatile
81 Uruguay -0.8 % 2024 down 100.0% falling
81 Zimbabwe -0.8 % 2024 up 33.3% rising
88 Spain -0.9 % 2024 volatile
88 Mauritania -0.9 % 2024 down 80.0% volatile
88 Peru -0.9 % 2024 up 30.8% falling
91 Hungary -1 % 2024 volatile
91 Mexico -1 % 2024 down 42.9% falling
93 Cambodia -1.1 % 2024 up 21.4% rising
93 Tajikistan -1.1 % 2024 down 83.3% volatile
93 Tunisia -1.1 % 2024 down 57.1% volatile
96 Portugal -1.2 % 2024 down 100.0% volatile
97 Iceland -1.3 % 2024 down 533.3% volatile
97 Lesotho -1.3 % 2024 volatile
97 Palestine, State of -1.3 % 2022 down 8.3% flat
100 Ecuador -1.4 % 2024 down 180.0% volatile
100 Mauritius -1.4 % 2024 unchanged volatile
102 Angola -1.5 % 2024 up 34.8% rising
102 Kenya -1.5 % 2024 up 44.4% rising
102 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -1.5 % 2024 down 600.0% volatile
105 Liberia -1.6 % 2024 up 42.9% falling
105 Namibia -1.6 % 2024 up 54.3% falling
107 Argentina -2 % 2024 down 17.6% falling
108 Zambia -2.2 % 2024 volatile
109 Albania -2.4 % 2024 down 71.4% falling
109 Lebanon -2.4 % 2024 down 177.4% volatile
111 El Salvador -2.8 % 2024 down 16.7% falling
112 Botswana -3 % 2024 up 31.8% rising
113 Malawi -3.1 % 2024 up 29.5% rising
114 Egypt -3.3 % 2024 down 13.8% falling
115 Dominican Republic -3.5 % 2024 down 16.7% falling
115 Honduras -3.5 % 2024 down 34.6% falling
117 Pakistan -3.6 % 2024 down 800.0% volatile
118 Eswatini -4.3 % 2024 volatile
119 Afghanistan -8.7 % 2024 down 690.9% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 1,561 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed

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.