Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (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...
Countries reporting
122
Highest
182.8 million No
Nigeria
Lowest
0.2 million No
Slovenia
Median
3.8 million No
Years covered
10
2014–2023
Data points
1,512
What the numbers show
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 182.8 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.2 million No in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.8 million No, and the mean is 11.04 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 914.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 64.8%).
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 182.8 million No | 2023 | up 156.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 86.1 million No | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 59 million No | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.2 million No | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 48.5 million No | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 5 | Kenya | 41.4 million No | 2023 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40.6 million No | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 39.3 million No | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37.1 million No | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 7 | Egypt | 38.1 million No | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 36.4 million No | 2023 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 11.3 million No | 2023 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 30.6 million No | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 9 | Melanesia | 7.2 million No | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 28.8 million No | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 26.5 million No | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 22.4 million No | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 20.7 million No | 2023 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 14 | Madagascar | 20.1 million No | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 19.4 million No | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 18.8 million No | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 17.9 million No | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 15.9 million No | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 19 | Ghana | 15.4 million No | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 15.3 million No | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 14.1 million No | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 14.1 million No | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 23 | Chad | 13.6 million No | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 13.3 million No | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 12.4 million No | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 12.4 million No | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 11.8 million No | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 11.2 million No | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 29 | South Sudan | 10.7 million No | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 10.3 million No | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Haiti | 10.2 million No | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 10.2 million No | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.7 million No | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 9.9 million No | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Benin | 9.8 million No | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 9.8 million No | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 9.1 million No | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 7.9 million No | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | France | 7 million No | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 7 million No | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 6.4 million No | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 6.2 million No | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.2 million No | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 5.5 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 5.5 million No | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 43 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.5 million No | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 5.2 million No | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 47 | Togo | 5 million No | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 5 million No | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 49 | Germany | 4.7 million No | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 4.4 million No | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 53 | Honduras | 4.3 million No | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 54 | Canada | 4.2 million No | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 3.8 million No | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 3.8 million No | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mauritania | 3.5 million No | 2023 | up 218.2% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 3.4 million No | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 3.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 60 | Chile | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 3 million No | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 2.9 million No | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 63 | Lebanon | 2.8 million No | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 64 | Libya | 2.6 million No | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 2.4 million No | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 2 million No | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 2 million No | 2023 | up 185.7% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 1.6 million No | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 73 | Lesotho | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 1.5 million No | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 75 | Belgium | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4 million No | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 1.4 million No | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 80 | Czechia | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 1.1 million No | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 1 million No | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 82 | Georgia | 1 million No | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 1 million No | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 82 | New Zealand | 1 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 82 | Sweden | 1 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.9 million No | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 0.8 million No | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 0.8 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 90 | Singapore | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 0.7 million No | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 94 | Norway | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 0.5 million No | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 96 | Kuwait | 0.5 million No | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.4 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Ireland | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Mauritius | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 103 | Switzerland | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Latvia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 107 | Belarus | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Estonia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 107 | Mongolia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Slovenia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2,226 million No
- Asia 1,086 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 1,256 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 671.1 million No
- Africa 879.2 million No
- Middle Africa 164.5 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 787.3 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 770.4 million No
- Southern Asia 757.1 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 606.6 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 35.9 million No
- Low-income economies 405.2 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 370.7 million No
- Eastern Africa 322.3 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 299.5 million No
- Western Africa 287.4 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 213.1 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 210.3 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 163.1 million No
- Western Asia 117.8 million No
- Eastern Asia 117.2 million No
- High-income economies 113.9 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 99 million No
- Northern America and Europe 99 million No
- South America 95.7 million No
- Northern Africa 94.9 million No
- Europe 57.7 million No
- Central America 44.7 million No
- Northern America 42.2 million No
- United States of America 38 million No
- Eastern Europe 26.4 million No
- Caribbean 24.1 million No
- Southern Africa 19.2 million No
- Western Europe 14.6 million No
- Central Asia 14.4 million No
- Oceania 12.9 million No
- Southern Europe 9.7 million No
- Northern Europe 9.6 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 7.6 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.