Population in severe food insecurity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Population in severe food insecurity was 46,768 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in 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 severe food insecurity in Western Asia stood at 46,768 num th. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Western Asia peaked at 46,768 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,909 num th, in 2014.
That places Western Asia 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in severe food insecurity in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22,909 num th | — |
| 2015 | 25,661 num th | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 28,184 num th | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 29,602 num th | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 30,615 num th | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 31,007 num th | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35,039 num th | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 38,584 num th | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 42,802 num th | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 43,101 num th | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 46,049 num th | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 46,768 num th | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,996 num th | 22,909 num th | 31,007 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 42,057 num th | 35,039 num th | 46,768 num th | 6 |
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- 13 Angola 6,127 num th compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,402 num th compare
- 15 South Africa 5,376 num th compare
- 16 Haiti 5,347 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.83 % 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -9.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Western Asia?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Western Asia was 46,768 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,768 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,909 num th in 2014.
- How does Western Asia rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Western Asia ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. 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 severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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