Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Asia
Asia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 941.7 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 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 Asia stood at 941.7 million No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Asia peaked at 1,173 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 720.5 million No, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 720.5 million No | — |
| 2015 | 740.5 million No | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 750.7 million No | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 811.2 million No | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 913.3 million No | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 940.6 million No | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,173 million No | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 1,094 million No | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,067 million No | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,064 million No | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,021 million No | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 941.7 million No | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 812.8 million No | 720.5 million No | 940.6 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,060 million No | 941.7 million No | 1,173 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 4.6 million No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Asia?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Asia was 941.7 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,173 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 720.5 million No in 2014.
- How does Asia rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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: Lower 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.