Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults was 3.6 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe, 2014–2023
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 Zimbabwe stood at 3.6 million No. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.6 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8 million No, in 2014.
That places Zimbabwe 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.8 million No | — |
| 2015 | 2.9 million No | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3 million No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2 million No | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5 million No | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 million No | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5 million No | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6 million No | +2.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 3.6 million No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 million No, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 3.6 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.85 million No, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.07 million No | 2.8 million No | 3.5 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.5 million No | 3.4 million No | 3.6 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in Zimbabwe was 3.6 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 million No in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults?
- Zimbabwe ranks 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.