Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value 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...

Countries reporting
92
Highest
61.4 million No
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1 million No
Serbia
Median
1.05 million No
Years covered
10
2014–2023
Data points
1,251

What the numbers show

Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 61.4 million No in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Serbia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.05 million No, and the mean is 3.72 million No.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 614.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 590.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 57.1%).

Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 61.4 million No 2023 up 191.0% rising
2 Ethiopia 22 million No 2023 up 45.7% rising
3 Kenya 14.9 million No 2023 up 109.9% rising
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.9 million No 2023 up 33.8% rising
4 Pakistan 13.8 million No 2023 up 590.0% volatile
5 Egypt 13.7 million No 2023 up 63.1% rising
6 Afghanistan 12.9 million No 2023 up 158.0% rising
7 Malawi 12.6 million No 2023 up 53.7% rising
8 South Sudan 7.5 million No 2023 up 10.3% rising
9 Cameroon 6.9 million No 2023 up 35.3% rising
9 Viet Nam 1.8 million No 2023 up 260.0% rising
10 Uganda 6.4 million No 2023 down 21.0% falling
11 Angola 6.1 million No 2023 down 25.6% falling
12 Madagascar 5.4 million No 2023 up 107.7% rising
12 South Africa 5.4 million No 2023 up 31.7% rising
14 Haiti 5.3 million No 2023 down 1.9% flat
15 Chad 5.1 million No 2023 up 8.5% falling
16 Argentina 5 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
17 Myanmar 4.3 million No 2023 up 330.0% rising
18 Zimbabwe 4.2 million No 2023 down 17.6% falling
19 Guatemala 4.1 million No 2023 up 57.7% rising
20 Zambia 3.7 million No 2023 unchanged falling
21 Nepal 3.6 million No 2023 up 24.1% rising
21 Philippines 3.6 million No 2023 up 2.9% falling
23 Mexico 3.5 million No 2023 down 16.7% falling
24 Ghana 3 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
25 Colombia 2.8 million No 2023 up 21.7% rising
25 Sierra Leone 2.8 million No 2023 up 47.4% rising
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.8 million No 2023 up 133.3% rising
28 Algeria 2.3 million No 2023 down 55.8% falling
29 France 2.2 million No 2023 up 120.0% volatile
30 Ukraine 2.1 million No 2023 up 133.3% rising
31 Ecuador 2 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
31 Liberia 2 million No 2023 up 11.1% rising
31 Niger 2 million No 2023 down 4.8% falling
34 Benin 1.9 million No 2023 up 58.3% rising
34 Dominican Republic 1.9 million No 2023 down 24.0% falling
36 Malaysia 1.8 million No 2023 down 25.0% falling
37 Burkina Faso 1.7 million No 2023 up 41.7% rising
37 Japan 1.7 million No 2023 up 142.9% rising
39 Honduras 1.5 million No 2023 up 15.4% rising
40 Australia and New Zealand 1.4 million No 2023 up 75.0% rising
41 Peru 1.3 million No 2023 up 44.4% rising
42 Australia 1.2 million No 2023 up 71.4% rising
42 Brazil 1.2 million No 2023 down 20.0% volatile
44 Libya 1.1 million No 2023 up 57.1% rising
45 Romania 1 million No 2023 down 9.1% rising
46 Germany 0.9 million No 2023 up 12.5% rising
46 Spain 0.9 million No 2023 up 80.0% rising
46 Namibia 0.9 million No 2023 up 28.6% rising
46 Tunisia 0.9 million No 2023 down 10.0% rising
50 Jamaica 0.8 million No 2023 up 14.3% rising
50 El Salvador 0.8 million No 2023 down 11.1% rising
50 Togo 0.8 million No 2023 down 27.3% falling
53 Canada 0.7 million No 2023 up 250.0% rising
53 Chile 0.7 million No 2023 up 40.0% rising
55 Lebanon 0.6 million No 2023 up 200.0% rising
55 Lesotho 0.6 million No 2023 unchanged flat
55 Mali 0.6 million No 2023 unchanged flat
55 Mauritania 0.6 million No 2023 up 200.0% rising
55 Senegal 0.6 million No 2023 down 45.5% falling
55 Republic of Korea 0.6 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.6 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
62 Botswana 0.5 million No 2023 up 25.0% rising
62 Gambia 0.5 million No 2023 unchanged rising
62 Hungary 0.5 million No 2023 up 400.0% volatile
62 Cambodia 0.5 million No 2023 down 28.6% falling
62 Paraguay 0.5 million No 2023 up 150.0% rising
62 Tajikistan 0.5 million No 2023 up 25.0% rising
68 Belgium 0.4 million No 2023 up 300.0% rising
68 Thailand 0.4 million No 2023 down 20.0% falling
70 Sri Lanka 0.3 million No 2023 up 200.0% rising
70 New Zealand 0.3 million No 2023 up 200.0% rising
70 Poland 0.3 million No 2021 down 57.1% falling
70 Sweden 0.3 million No 2023 up 200.0% volatile
70 Eswatini 0.3 million No 2023 rising
75 Albania 0.2 million No 2023 down 33.3% falling
75 Austria 0.2 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
75 Czechia 0.2 million No 2023 flat
75 Finland 0.2 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
75 Georgia 0.2 million No 2023 down 33.3% falling
75 Guinea-Bissau 0.2 million No 2021 unchanged flat
75 Greece 0.2 million No 2023 down 33.3% falling
75 Ireland 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged flat
75 Kuwait 0.2 million No 2023 unchanged flat
75 Mauritius 0.2 million No 2023 up 100.0% rising
75 Portugal 0.2 million No 2023 down 50.0% falling
75 Palestine 0.2 million No 2021 unchanged flat
87 Bulgaria 0.1 million No 2023 unchanged falling
87 Costa Rica 0.1 million No 2023 unchanged flat
87 Israel 0.1 million No 2019 unchanged rising
87 Serbia 0.1 million No 2022 down 50.0% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
137 places, 1,251 data points, 2014–2023
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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.