Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 0.8 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.8 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 119 countries
All-time high
1 %
in 2018
All-time low
-2.1 %
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015–2024

-2-1012015201920242015: -2.1 %2016: -0.8 %2017: 0 %2018: 1 %2019: 0.3 %2020: -0.1 %2021: -0.5 %2022: 0.1 %2023: 0.8 %2024: 0.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.8 % for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.1 %, in 2015.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 -2.1 %
2016 -0.8 % -61.9%
2017 0 % -100.0%
2018 1 %
2019 0.3 % -70.0%
2020 -0.1 % -133.3%
2021 -0.5 % +400.0%
2022 0.1 % -120.0%
2023 0.8 % +700.0%
2024 0.8 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -0.32 % -2.1 % 1 % 5
2020s 0.22 % -0.5 % 0.8 % 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.6 % compare
  2. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.9 % compare
  3. 8 Switzerland 1 % compare
  4. 9 Singapore 0.9 % compare
  5. 10 Sierra Leone 0.8 % compare
  6. 11 Cabo Verde 0 %
  7. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % compare
  8. 11 Republic of Moldova -2.8 % compare
  9. 12 Austria 0.7 % compare
  10. 12 Germany 0.7 % compare
  11. 12 Nepal 0.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.8 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1 % in 2018.
What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was -2.1 % in 2015.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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
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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.