Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden
Sweden: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 9.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden, 2014–2023
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 Sweden is 9.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden peaked at 9.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6 %, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 98th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 % | — |
| 2015 | 7.2 % | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6 % | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3 % | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 7 % | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.3 % | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8 % | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8 % | +25.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.1 %, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.8 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1 %, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.85 % | 6 % | 7.3 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.95 % | 6.9 % | 9.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Sweden was 9.8 % 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 % in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Sweden ranks 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.