Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 166,516 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
166,516 num th
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
14th
of 35 groups
All-time high
166,516 num th
in 2025
All-time low
131,043 num th
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa is 166,516 num th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Middle Africa ranks 14th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 131,043 num th | — |
| 2021 | 146,101 num th | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 152,785 num th | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 156,930 num th | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 163,106 num th | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 166,516 num th | +2.1% |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.7626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Middle Africa was 166,516 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 166,516 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,043 num th in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.
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