Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen
Yemen: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 30,175 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen, 2015–2024
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 Yemen is 30,175 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen peaked at 30,175 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,232 num th, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 13th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14,232 num th | — |
| 2016 | 15,933 num th | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 15,411 num th | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 15,688 num th | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17,340 num th | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 21,139 num th | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 24,980 num th | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 27,728 num th | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 28,754 num th | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 30,175 num th | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,720 num th | 14,232 num th | 17,340 num th | 5 |
| 2020s | 26,555 num th | 21,139 num th | 30,175 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Yemen was 30,175 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 30,175 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,232 num th in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Yemen ranks 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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