Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Value 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) — Value is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 52.8 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4 million No, and the mean is 3.44 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 528.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 75.0%).
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 52.8 million No | 2023 | up 180.9% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 24 million No | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 15.4 million No | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.7 million No | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 15.2 million No | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.7 million No | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 5 | Philippines | 13.3 million No | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 12.4 million No | 2023 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 11.1 million No | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.1 million No | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 9 million No | 2023 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 8.8 million No | 2023 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 9 | Melanesia | 2.4 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 7.5 million No | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 7.1 million No | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 6.5 million No | 2023 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 6.5 million No | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 6.2 million No | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 6 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 5.3 million No | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 5.1 million No | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 5.1 million No | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 5 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 4.8 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 4.4 million No | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 4.2 million No | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 4.1 million No | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 3.7 million No | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 3.6 million No | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 27 | Nepal | 3.5 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 3.5 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Haiti | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | South Sudan | 3.1 million No | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 3.1 million No | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 3 million No | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.7 million No | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 34 | France | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 2.4 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 2.3 million No | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.2 million No | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 2 million No | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1.5 million No | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 47 | Senegal | 1.5 million No | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 1.5 million No | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 51 | Honduras | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 53 | Liberia | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 1.2 million No | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 1.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 1.1 million No | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 58 | Tunisia | 1.1 million No | 2023 | up 37.5% | 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 |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.8 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 67 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Gambia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 million No | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Lesotho | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | New Zealand | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 72 | Portugal | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 0.4 million No | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Greece | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 80 | Israel | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Kuwait | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Poland | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 80 | Singapore | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 80 | Sweden | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Denmark | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 91 | Norway | 0.2 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 91 | Eswatini | 0.2 million No | 2023 | — | flat |
| 91 | Uruguay | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.1 million No | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ireland | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Lithuania | 0.1 million No | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 737.3 million No
- Asia 384.8 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 408.4 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 191.2 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 262.1 million No
- Middle Africa 43.5 million No
- Southern Asia 257.6 million No
- Africa 253.5 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 224.1 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12.5 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 172.2 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 135.3 million No
- Low-income economies 112.5 million No
- Eastern Africa 91 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 84.4 million No
- Western Africa 83.3 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 83 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 69.2 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 53.9 million No
- High-income economies 50.6 million No
- Eastern Asia 49 million No
- Northern America and Europe 40.6 million No
- Western Asia 39.7 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 34 million No
- South America 31.8 million No
- Northern Africa 29.5 million No
- Europe 26.6 million No
- Northern America 14 million No
- Central America 13.5 million No
- United States of America 12.3 million No
- Northern Europe 9.6 million No
- Eastern Europe 8.6 million No
- Caribbean 8.6 million No
- Southern Africa 6.2 million No
- Western Europe 5.5 million No
- Oceania 4.4 million No
- Central Asia 4.4 million No
- Southern Europe 2.9 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 2.5 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.