Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) was -0.5 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon is -0.5 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 400.0% on the previous year and down 126.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon peaked at 2.4 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.5 %, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 71st out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.9 % | — |
| 2016 | 2.2 % | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4 % | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 % | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4 % | -36.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1 % | -107.1% |
| 2024 | -0.5 % | +400.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.1 %, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.5 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7 %, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.24 % | 1.9 % | 2.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.06 % | -0.5 % | 2.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Cameroon was -0.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5 % in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 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.