Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country
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...
What the numbers show
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 54.2 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 million No in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5 million No, and the mean is 3.67 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 542.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 64.3%).
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 54.2 million No | 2023 | up 167.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 26.2 million No | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 16.5 million No | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.2 million No | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 15.8 million No | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15 million No | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 5 | Philippines | 13.8 million No | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 12.7 million No | 2023 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 12.2 million No | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.6 million No | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 10 million No | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 3.6 million No | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 8.9 million No | 2023 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 9 | Melanesia | 2.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 7.5 million No | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 7.3 million No | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Myanmar | 7 million No | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.8 million No | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 6.7 million No | 2023 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 15 | Madagascar | 6.1 million No | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 5.6 million No | 2023 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 5.5 million No | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 5.4 million No | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 5 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 4.9 million No | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 4.9 million No | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 4.8 million No | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 4.7 million No | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 24 | Ukraine | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 3.9 million No | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 26 | Nepal | 3.8 million No | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 3.7 million No | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 3.6 million No | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 3.6 million No | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 30 | Haiti | 3.3 million No | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 3.3 million No | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Sudan | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 3.1 million No | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.8 million No | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 34 | France | 3 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 2.4 million No | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 2.2 million No | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 2.2 million No | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.2 million No | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 2.1 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 2 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 2 million No | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 1.7 million No | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 1.6 million No | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 1.4 million No | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 53 | Honduras | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 53 | Liberia | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 1.3 million No | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 59 | Tunisia | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 60 | Libya | 1 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 61 | Lebanon | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 61 | Mauritania | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.9 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 71 | Belgium | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 71 | Botswana | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 71 | Lesotho | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 71 | Namibia | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 0.5 million No | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 0.5 million No | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Czechia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 million No | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Portugal | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 77 | Sweden | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Albania | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 84 | Georgia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 84 | Greece | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 84 | Israel | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Singapore | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0.3 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Austria | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Switzerland | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Denmark | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritius | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 93 | Slovakia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Uruguay | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 103 | Lithuania | 0.1 million No | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 752.6 million No
- Asia 399.7 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 422.4 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 194.2 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 276 million No
- Middle Africa 44.2 million No
- Southern Asia 271.5 million No
- Africa 256.6 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 226.8 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12.8 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 174.8 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 140.8 million No
- Low-income economies 113.8 million No
- Eastern Africa 93.3 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 88.1 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 86.9 million No
- Western Africa 84.7 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 71.4 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 54.9 million No
- Eastern Asia 53.8 million No
- High-income economies 52.4 million No
- Northern America and Europe 42.2 million No
- Western Asia 41.5 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 35.4 million No
- South America 32.7 million No
- Northern Africa 30.7 million No
- Europe 28.1 million No
- Northern America 14.6 million No
- Central America 14 million No
- United States of America 13 million No
- Northern Europe 10.6 million No
- Eastern Europe 9.3 million No
- Caribbean 8.8 million No
- Southern Africa 6.5 million No
- Western Europe 6.2 million No
- Central Asia 4.9 million No
- Oceania 4.7 million No
- Southern Europe 3.3 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 2.6 million No
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.