Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 68 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 68 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad peaked at 80.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68 %, in 2023.
That places Chad 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.3 % | — |
| 2015 | 75.7 % | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 79.3 % | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 80.7 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 80.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.5 % | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 72.4 % | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 69.7 % | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 68.5 % | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 68 % | -0.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 68 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 64.9 %, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Chad's 68 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.65 % | 73.3 % | 80.7 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.65 % | 68 % | 72.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 39.5 % compare
- 11 Kenya 74.6 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 12.7 % compare
- 12 Eswatini 69 % compare
- 13 Benin 68.8 % compare
- 15 Mauritania 67.6 % compare
- 16 Ethiopia 64.9 % compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 35 % compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 64.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 371.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7243 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Chad was 68 % 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 % in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Chad ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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: Upper 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.