Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country
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...
What the numbers show
Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 19.1 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7 million No, and the mean is 1.52 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 191.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 540.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 50.0%).
Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 19.1 million No | 2023 | up 176.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 7.8 million No | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 4.7 million No | 2023 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.2 million No | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 4.6 million No | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 3.9 million No | 2023 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.9 million No | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 3.6 million No | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3.2 million No | 2023 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.6 million No | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 8 | Cameroon | 2.3 million No | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2.3 million No | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 0.8 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.2 million No | 2022 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Argentina | 2.1 million No | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 2 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 1.9 million No | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Myanmar | 1.9 million No | 2023 | up 375.0% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1.8 million No | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 1.8 million No | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 1.6 million No | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.6 million No | 2023 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 1.5 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 22 | Chad | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 1.3 million No | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 25 | Algeria | 1.2 million No | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 25 | France | 1.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 1.1 million No | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 1.1 million No | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 27 | Malaysia | 1.1 million No | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 27 | Zambia | 1.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Ghana | 1 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 1 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 1 million No | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 0.7 million No | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Indonesia | 0.6 million No | 2018 | — | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 38 | Libya | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 0.6 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Honduras | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 52 | Canada | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 52 | Namibia | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Togo | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 58 | Botswana | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 58 | Gambia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Lebanon | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 58 | Lesotho | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Mali | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Mauritania | 0.2 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 0.2 million No | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 58 | Senegal | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 58 | Thailand | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Albania | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Czechia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | — | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Greece | 0.1 million No | 2018 | — | falling |
| 70 | Kuwait | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | New Zealand | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 278.8 million No
- Asia 160.2 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 179.2 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 71.9 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 130.4 million No
- Middle Africa 20.3 million No
- Southern Asia 129.6 million No
- Africa 93.6 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.2 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 83.5 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 70 million No
- Low-income economies 48.8 million No
- Eastern Africa 34.7 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 30.6 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 28.6 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 27.5 million No
- Western Africa 27.2 million No
- Western Asia 17.3 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16.1 million No
- High-income economies 15 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 14.5 million No
- Northern America and Europe 11.1 million No
- Northern Africa 10.7 million No
- Europe 9.6 million No
- Eastern Asia 9.4 million No
- South America 7.7 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 5.4 million No
- Northern Europe 5.2 million No
- Caribbean 4.8 million No
- Central America 4.2 million No
- Southern Africa 2.7 million No
- Western Europe 2.4 million No
- Eastern Europe 1.9 million No
- Oceania 1.8 million No
- Northern America 1.6 million No
- United States of America 1.3 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1.2 million No
- Central Asia 1 million No
- Southern Europe 0.8 million No
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.