Population in severe food insecurity in Northern America
Northern America: Population in severe food insecurity was 4,340 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in severe food insecurity in Northern America, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2025, population in severe food insecurity in Northern America stood at 4,340 num th.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Northern America peaked at 4,695 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,731 num th, in 2021.
That places Northern America 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in severe food insecurity in Northern America, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,762 num th | — |
| 2015 | 3,470 num th | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 3,832 num th | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 2,871 num th | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 3,027 num th | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3,054 num th | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,765 num th | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2,731 num th | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,545 num th | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 4,172 num th | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 4,695 num th | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 4,340 num th | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,336 num th | 2,871 num th | 3,832 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,708 num th | 2,731 num th | 4,695 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 27 Mexico 3,492 num th compare
- 28 Melanesia 3,270 num th compare
- 29 Ghana 3,020 num th compare
- 30 Colombia 2,769 num th compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,764 num th compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 2,760 num th compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 2,629 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5889 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -0.5351 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7501 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Northern America?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Northern America was 4,340 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,695 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,731 num th in 2021.
- How does Northern America rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Northern America ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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