Population in severe food insecurity in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Population in severe food insecurity was 76,695 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76,695 num th
Change on year
up 5.3%
Rank
12th
of 35 groups
All-time high
76,695 num th
in 2025
All-time low
65,237 num th
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Population in 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 severe food insecurity in Middle Africa is 76,695 num th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
That places Middle Africa 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population in severe food insecurity in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65,237 num th | — |
| 2021 | 68,734 num th | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 69,340 num th | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71,278 num th | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 72,808 num th | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 76,695 num th | +5.3% |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 9 Malawi 12,574 num th compare
- 10 South Sudan 7,471 num th compare
- 11 Cameroon 6,949 num th compare
- 12 Uganda 6,366 num th compare
- 13 Angola 6,127 num th compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,402 num th compare
- 15 South Africa 5,376 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Middle Africa?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Middle Africa was 76,695 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76,695 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,237 num th in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Middle Africa ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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