Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World
World: Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) was 809.8 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World, 2014–2025
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) (annual value) in World is 809.8 million No, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World peaked at 864.2 million No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 584.4 million No, in 2015.
That places World 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 602.3 million No | — |
| 2015 | 584.4 million No | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 612 million No | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 635.3 million No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 710 million No | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 730.8 million No | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 842.1 million No | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 864.2 million No | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 841.1 million No | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 842.7 million No | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 830.4 million No | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 809.8 million No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 645.8 million No | 584.4 million No | 730.8 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 838.38 million No | 809.8 million No | 864.2 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 1.9 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World?
- Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) in World was 809.8 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 864.2 million No in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 584.4 million No in 2015.
- How does World rank for number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value)?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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) (annual value) — 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.