Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 207.4 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2025, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia stood at 207.4 million No. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia peaked at 295.9 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 207.4 million No, in 2025.
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 13th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 211.9 million No | — |
| 2015 | 211.5 million No | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 231.7 million No | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 295.9 million No | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 285.3 million No | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 239.3 million No | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 247.6 million No | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 217.2 million No | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 218.5 million No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 218.8 million No | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 213.1 million No | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 207.4 million No | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 245.93 million No | 211.5 million No | 295.9 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 220.43 million No | 207.4 million No | 247.6 million No | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,874 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,428 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 22 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 9.5 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.5 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 13.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 22,679 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 95 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 173 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,265 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia was 207.4 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 people (million) recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 295.9 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.4 million No in 2025.
- How does Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 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) (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.