Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 674.7 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 674.7 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 674.7 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 451.7 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 451.7 million No | — |
| 2015 | 475.5 million No | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 509.4 million No | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 528.4 million No | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 535.3 million No | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 556.9 million No | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 588.7 million No | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 620.5 million No | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 644.5 million No | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 641.7 million No | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 669 million No | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 674.7 million No | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 509.53 million No | 451.7 million No | 556.9 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 639.85 million No | 588.7 million No | 674.7 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 5.1 million No compare
- 5 Melanesia 7.1 million No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 674.7 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 674.7 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 451.7 million No in 2014.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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) — 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.