Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa
Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) was 259.6 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa is 259.6 million No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa peaked at 262 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 145.7 million No, in 2014.
Africa ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 145.7 million No | — |
| 2015 | 154.3 million No | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 172.3 million No | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 184.3 million No | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 191.3 million No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 195.6 million No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 214 million No | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 234.6 million No | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 239.8 million No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 248.2 million No | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 262 million No | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 259.6 million No | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 173.92 million No | 145.7 million No | 195.6 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 243.03 million No | 214 million No | 262 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 2.4 million No compare
- 5 Melanesia 2.5 million No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) in Africa was 259.6 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 262 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.7 million No in 2014.
- How does Africa rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million)?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 male adults (million) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Upper 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.