Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico
Mexico: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 21.6 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico, 2014–2023
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 people (million) in Mexico is 21.6 million No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico peaked at 32.3 million No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.6 million No, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 12th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.2 million No | — |
| 2015 | 28.9 million No | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4 million No | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.6 million No | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 31.8 million No | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 32.3 million No | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30 million No | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 26.6 million No | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 23.3 million No | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 21.6 million No | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2 million No | 28.4 million No | 32.3 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.38 million No | 21.6 million No | 30 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 9 Yemen 30.2 million No compare
- 9 Melanesia 7 million No compare
- 10 Angola 28.6 million No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.7 million No compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0.8 million No compare
- 11 Uganda 25.8 million No compare
- 13 Brazil 20.3 million No compare
- 14 Madagascar 19.5 million No compare
- 15 Cameroon 17.7 million No compare
- 15 Malawi 17.7 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Mexico was 21.6 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 people (million) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 million No in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 million No in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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 people (million) (3-year average) — Value. 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.