Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 19.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Samoa, 2016–2023
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 Samoa is 19.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
That places Samoa 64th out of 121 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26.1 % | — |
| 2017 | 25.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.9 % | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 22.9 % | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 21.5 % | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 20.4 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 19.8 % | -2.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 19.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.4 %, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 19.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.6 %, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.18 % | 23.9 % | 26.1 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.15 % | 19.8 % | 22.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Samoa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Samoa was 19.8 % 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8 % in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Samoa ranks 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.