Population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population in severe food insecurity was 12,865 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,865 num th
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 106 countries
All-time high
12,874 num th
in 2023
All-time low
4,984 num th
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 12,865 num th for population in severe food insecurity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan peaked at 12,874 num th in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,984 num th, in 2015.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,984 num th | — |
| 2016 | 5,253 num th | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 6,191 num th | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 6,349 num th | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7,489 num th | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 8,795 num th | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 11,307 num th | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 12,441 num th | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 12,874 num th | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 12,865 num th | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,053 num th | 4,984 num th | 7,489 num th | 5 |
| 2020s | 11,656 num th | 8,795 num th | 12,874 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Afghanistan was 12,865 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,874 num th in 2023.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,984 num th in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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