Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 166.5 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Middle Africa, 2020–2025
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 Middle Africa is 166.5 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 131 million No | — |
| 2021 | 146.1 million No | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 152.8 million No | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 156.9 million No | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 163.1 million No | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 166.5 million No | +2.1% |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 5.1 million No compare
- 5 Melanesia 7.1 million No compare
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- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.7626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -0.9589 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Middle Africa?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Middle Africa was 166.5 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 166.5 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 131 million No in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.