Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 30.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa is 30.9 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa peaked at 33.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3 %, in 2015.
Northern Africa ranks 13th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 25.3 % | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 31.7 % | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 33 % | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7 % | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 29.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 28.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 32.6 % | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 31.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8 % | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4 % | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 30.9 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.12 % | 25.3 % | 33 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.7 % | 28.9 % | 33.8 % | 6 |
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- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Northern Africa was 30.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 % in 2015.
- How does Northern Africa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Northern Africa ranks 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.