Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) was 20.5 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe is 20.5 million No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe peaked at 20.5 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8 million No, in 2017.
That places Northern America and Europe 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.4 million No | — |
| 2015 | 14.7 million No | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1 million No | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 11.8 million No | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7 million No | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2 million No | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 18.3 million No | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2 million No | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5 million No | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.42 million No | 11.8 million No | 15.4 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.55 million No | 16.2 million No | 20.5 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America and Europe
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America and Europe
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,528 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,945 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 3.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 26.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 57,563 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 240.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,666 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.3 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe?
- Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Northern America and Europe was 20.5 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 million No in 2017.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper 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.