Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas
Americas: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 194,388 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Americas recorded 194,388 num th for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas peaked at 244,437 num th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 170,893 num th, in 2014.
Americas ranks 12th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 170,893 num th | — |
| 2015 | 182,673 num th | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 201,319 num th | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 212,013 num th | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 200,747 num th | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 204,609 num th | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 244,437 num th | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 240,389 num th | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 228,511 num th | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 210,756 num th | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 199,972 num th | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 194,388 num th | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 195,376 num th | 170,893 num th | 212,013 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 219,742 num th | 194,388 num th | 244,437 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 9 United States of America 36,943 num th compare
- 10 Egypt 34,870 num th compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,499 num th compare
- 12 Afghanistan 33,178 num th compare
- 13 Yemen 30,175 num th compare
- 14 Angola 28,574 num th compare
- 15 Uganda 25,799 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.6804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Americas was 194,388 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 244,437 num th in 2020.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,893 num th in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Americas ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).