Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile
Chile: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 15.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 15.7 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile peaked at 19.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.8 %, in 2014.
That places Chile 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 12.9 % | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3 % | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5 % | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8 % | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 17.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2 % | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 18.5 % | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7 % | -16.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 15.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.2 %, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 15.7 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.05 %, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.17 % | 11.8 % | 17.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.05 % | 15.7 % | 19.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 61 Samoa 16.7 % compare
- 62 New Zealand 16.2 % compare
- 62 Uruguay 16.2 % compare
- 65 Costa Rica 15.1 % compare
- 66 Hungary 15 % compare
- 67 Australia and New Zealand 14.5 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chile was 15.7 % in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 % in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Chile ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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) (3-year average) — 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.