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Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people) by country

Countries reporting
112
Highest
170,416
Nigeria
Lowest
146.2
Estonia
Median
3,487
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
1,370

What the numbers show

Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 170,416 in Nigeria; the lowest is 146.2 in Estonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,487, and the mean is 10,408.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,166.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 247.3%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 66.4%).

Population in moderate or severe food insecurity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 170,416 2023 up 157.8% rising
2 Pakistan 104,313 2023 up 241.8% volatile
3 Ethiopia 79,081 2023 up 35.4% rising
4 Kenya 40,899 2023 up 71.3% rising
5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 86,211 2023 — rising
5 Philippines 37,785 2023 down 16.3% falling
6 Egypt 35,271 2023 up 27.6% rising
7 Afghanistan 33,562 2023 up 120.3% rising
8 Yemen 28,754 2023 up 102.0% rising
9 Brazil 28,494 2023 up 6.4% rising
9 Viet Nam 10,690 2023 up 79.8% rising
10 Uganda 26,567 2023 up 6.7% flat
11 Mexico 25,085 2023 down 16.9% falling
12 Madagascar 22,643 2023 up 41.9% rising
13 Myanmar 17,709 2023 — rising
14 Cameroon 17,357 2023 up 52.7% rising
15 Malawi 17,238 2023 up 29.1% rising
16 Argentina 15,398 2023 up 84.7% rising
17 Ghana 15,040 2023 up 36.8% rising
18 Colombia 14,566 2023 up 55.4% rising
19 Peru 13,883 2023 up 49.9% rising
20 Niger 13,322 2023 up 24.3% rising
21 South Africa 13,086 2023 up 28.5% rising
22 Chad 12,833 2023 up 28.9% rising
23 Ukraine 12,633 2023 up 39.2% rising
24 Indonesia 12,524 2023 down 20.2% falling
25 Zimbabwe 11,249 2023 up 20.8% rising
26 Nepal 10,869 2023 up 32.3% rising
27 South Sudan 10,112 2023 up 14.2% rising
28 Haiti 9,685 2023 — rising
29 Burkina Faso 9,542 2023 up 23.3% rising
30 Zambia 9,391 2023 up 11.7% rising
31 Benin 9,260 2023 up 48.1% rising
32 Guatemala 8,839 2023 up 29.7% rising
32 Cabo Verde 167.8 2023 down 13.2% falling
33 Uzbekistan 8,710 2023 up 153.6% rising
34 Algeria 8,118 2023 down 11.4% flat
35 Sierra Leone 7,600 2023 up 42.4% rising
36 Japan 7,261 2023 up 118.4% rising
37 Cambodia 6,975 2023 up 12.7% rising
38 Ecuador 5,995 2023 up 77.9% rising
39 Malaysia 5,860 2023 up 7.6% rising
40 France 5,605 2023 up 26.7% rising
41 Togo 5,445 2023 up 17.7% rising
42 Senegal 5,257 2023 down 7.6% falling
43 Dominican Republic 4,962 2023 down 12.3% falling
44 Mali 4,896 2023 down 4.5% falling
45 Australia and New Zealand 4,790 2024 up 54.7% rising
46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,726 2023 up 14.9% flat
47 Liberia 4,438 2023 up 19.5% rising
48 Honduras 4,395 2023 up 14.3% rising
49 Russian Federation 4,021 2023 down 66.4% falling
50 Canada 4,004 2023 up 123.1% rising
51 Thailand 3,859 2023 up 14.9% rising
52 Chile 3,779 2023 up 94.4% rising
53 Australia 3,662 2023 up 42.0% rising
54 Romania 3,544 2023 down 7.4% flat
55 Germany 3,430 2023 up 2.7% rising
56 Mauritania 3,330 2023 up 219.1% rising
57 Spain 3,125 2023 down 5.4% flat
58 Tunisia 3,102 2023 up 49.8% rising
59 El Salvador 2,872 2023 up 10.1% rising
60 Republic of Korea 2,792 2023 up 14.1% rising
61 Tajikistan 2,606 2023 up 58.2% rising
62 Sri Lanka 2,570 2023 up 101.8% rising
63 Libya 2,565 2023 up 35.1% rising
64 Lebanon 2,446 2023 up 177.4% rising
65 Paraguay 1,771 2022 up 247.3% rising
66 Namibia 1,654 2023 up 31.0% rising
67 Jamaica 1,601 2023 up 18.3% rising
68 Hungary 1,508 2023 up 35.6% rising
69 Gambia 1,480 2023 up 22.9% rising
70 Azerbaijan 1,448 2023 up 153.2% rising
71 Lesotho 1,386 2023 up 27.7% rising
72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,353 2023 up 37.6% rising
73 Botswana 1,338 2023 up 30.8% rising
74 Poland 1,325 2023 down 61.0% falling
75 Guinea-Bissau 1,317 2022 up 13.6% rising
76 Portugal 1,243 2023 down 18.4% falling
77 Czechia 1,078 2023 up 76.1% rising
78 Georgia 1,012 2023 down 16.2% falling
79 Belgium 949.8 2023 — rising
80 Albania 928.1 2023 down 17.4% falling
81 New Zealand 892.8 2023 up 92.8% rising
82 Israel 854.6 2023 down 8.6% falling
83 Serbia 802.6 2023 down 21.7% falling
84 Bulgaria 788.7 2023 down 26.2% flat
85 Costa Rica 788.1 2023 up 33.9% rising
86 Finland 749.4 2023 up 47.4% rising
87 Sweden 731.2 2023 up 65.7% rising
88 Greece 678.5 2023 down 60.3% falling
89 Uruguay 548.7 2023 up 22.0% rising
90 Singapore 544.6 2023 up 246.2% rising
91 Kyrgyzstan 488.1 2022 up 25.3% rising
92 Austria 428.4 2023 down 10.6% falling
93 Norway 427.6 2023 up 72.8% rising
94 Slovakia 414.2 2023 up 22.8% rising
95 Denmark 411.8 2023 up 23.4% rising
96 Kazakhstan 405.6 2023 up 5.1% flat
97 Kuwait 402.9 2023 down 16.8% falling
98 Mauritius 395.9 2023 up 135.8% rising
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 314.9 2023 down 6.7% rising
100 North Macedonia 278.8 2023 down 7.1% rising
101 Ireland 251.3 2023 down 40.3% falling
102 Croatia 235.3 2023 down 13.0% flat
103 Armenia 228.7 2023 down 54.1% falling
104 Latvia 210.9 2023 up 7.9% flat
105 Lithuania 185.9 2023 down 58.2% falling
106 Switzerland 181.1 2023 down 54.2% falling
107 Slovenia 173.5 2023 down 31.8% falling
108 Mongolia 164 2023 — falling
109 Estonia 146.2 2023 up 17.5% rising

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
154 places, 1,370 data points, 2014–2024
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