Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 110,387 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2025, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia stood at 110,387 num th.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia peaked at 120,104 num th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76,955 num th, in 2014.
Western Asia ranks 16th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76,955 num th | — |
| 2015 | 85,065 num th | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 81,976 num th | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 89,148 num th | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 89,753 num th | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91,732 num th | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 107,840 num th | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 120,104 num th | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 114,020 num th | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 113,932 num th | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 115,592 num th | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 110,387 num th | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85,771 num th | 76,955 num th | 91,732 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 113,646 num th | 107,840 num th | 120,104 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -9.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0493 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Western Asia was 110,387 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 120,104 num th in 2021.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,955 num th in 2014.
- How does Western Asia rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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