Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central Asia
Central Asia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 12.2 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central Asia, 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 people (million) in Central Asia is 12.2 million No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central Asia peaked at 14.6 million No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.1 million No, in 2014.
That places Central Asia 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Central Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.1 million No | — |
| 2015 | 5.6 million No | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 6.4 million No | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 9.1 million No | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 9 million No | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2 million No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5 million No | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6 million No | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 12.8 million No | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2 million No | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 12 million No | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 12.2 million No | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4 million No | 5.1 million No | 9.2 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.72 million No | 12 million No | 14.6 million No | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 26.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.6367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.1971 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.379 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 24.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central Asia?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central Asia was 12.2 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 million No in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 million No in 2014.
- How does Central Asia rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Central Asia ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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.