Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia
Liberia: Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) was -1.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded -1.6 % for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia peaked at -1.6 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.9 %, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 105th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -2.8 % | — |
| 2016 | -2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2017 | -2.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | -2.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5.9 % | +110.7% |
| 2022 | -5.2 % | -11.9% |
| 2023 | -4 % | -23.1% |
| 2024 | -1.6 % | -60.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -1.6 % is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.35 %, 4.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -1.6 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7 %, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.85 % | -2.9 % | -2.8 % | 4 |
| 2020s | -3.9 % | -5.9 % | -1.6 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Liberia was -1.6 % 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.6 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9 % in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Liberia ranks 105th 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 Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.