Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 86.6 million No in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern 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 South-Eastern Asia is 86.6 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 99.6 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.6 million No, in 2025.
That places South-Eastern Asia 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.6 million No | — |
| 2015 | 90.3 million No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.9 million No | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6 million No | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 96.2 million No | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 93.3 million No | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5 million No | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 96.8 million No | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 98.1 million No | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1 million No | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 94.1 million No | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 86.6 million No | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.98 million No | 89.6 million No | 99.6 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.03 million No | 86.6 million No | 99.5 million No | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for South-Eastern Asia
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.4204 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.8085 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern Asia?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in South-Eastern Asia was 86.6 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6 million No in 2025.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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: 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.