Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 24.6 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa stood at 24.6 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa peaked at 24.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7 %, in 2014.
Southern Africa ranks 20th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 21.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9 % | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 23.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 23.4 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.6 % | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.35 % | 21.7 % | 23.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.9 % | 23.4 % | 24.6 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Africa was 24.6 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 % in 2014.
- How does Southern Africa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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) (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.