Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America
Northern America: 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 Northern America, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded -0.5 % for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 400.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America peaked at 0 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.5 %, in 2023.
Northern America ranks 18th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 % | — |
| 2016 | 0 % | — |
| 2017 | -0.1 % | — |
| 2018 | -0.2 % | +100.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1 % | -50.0% |
| 2020 | -0.1 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.2 % | +100.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4 % | +100.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5 % | +25.0% |
| 2024 | -0.5 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.08 % | -0.2 % | 0 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.34 % | -0.5 % | -0.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Northern America 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5 % in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Where does this Northern 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 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.