Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound by country
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What the numbers show
Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 17.1 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7 million No, and the mean is 1.39 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 171.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 69.2%).
Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 17.1 million No | 2023 | up 185.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5.1 million No | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 3 | Kenya | 4.3 million No | 2023 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12 million No | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 3.4 million No | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 3.4 million No | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.2 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2.7 million No | 2023 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2.4 million No | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.4 million No | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 2.1 million No | 2022 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 8 | South Sudan | 2.1 million No | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 1 million No | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 0.3 million No | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 1.7 million No | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 1.7 million No | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Uganda | 1.6 million No | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 1.5 million No | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 1.5 million No | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1.4 million No | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 1.3 million No | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | Guatemala | 1.1 million No | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 1.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 1 million No | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.9 million No | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.9 million No | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.9 million No | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0.9 million No | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 27 | Japan | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 700.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8 million No | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 0.7 million No | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 0.6 million No | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.5 million No | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 0.5 million No | 2018 | — | falling |
| 33 | Liberia | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 0.5 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.5 million No | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.7 million No | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 0.4 million No | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 0.4 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Libya | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 0.4 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 0.3 million No | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 0.3 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 0.2 million No | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 50 | Lesotho | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Togo | 0.2 million No | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.2 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Botswana | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Gambia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Cambodia | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 0.1 million No | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.1 million No | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 256.8 million No
- Asia 138.7 million No
- Lower-middle-income economies 157.9 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 67.9 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 109.2 million No
- Middle Africa 18.9 million No
- Southern Asia 108.4 million No
- Africa 89.4 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.7 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 79.7 million No
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 66.4 million No
- Low-income economies 46.6 million No
- Eastern Africa 31.8 million No
- Upper-middle-income economies 26.9 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 25.3 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 25.3 million No
- Western Africa 25.2 million No
- Western Asia 15.6 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 14.2 million No
- High-income economies 12.6 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 11.9 million No
- Northern Africa 9.2 million No
- Northern America and Europe 8.8 million No
- Europe 7.4 million No
- Eastern Asia 7 million No
- South America 6.7 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 4.5 million No
- Central America 3.7 million No
- Northern Europe 3.4 million No
- Caribbean 3.2 million No
- Southern Africa 2.4 million No
- Oceania 1.6 million No
- Eastern Europe 1.4 million No
- Western Europe 1.4 million No
- Northern America 1.3 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1.1 million No
- United States of America 1 million No
- Central Asia 0.7 million No
- Southern Europe 0.5 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.