Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia
Gambia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults was 0.3 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia stood at 0.3 million No. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia peaked at 0.4 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3 million No, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 83rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3 million No | — |
| 2016 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 million No | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 million No | -25.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3 million No is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.4 million No, 9% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.85 million No, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.36 million No | 0.3 million No | 0.4 million No | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.375 million No | 0.3 million No | 0.4 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Gambia was 0.3 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults?
- Gambia ranks 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.