Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 10 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe stood at 10 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe peaked at 14.1 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.1 %, in 2019.
That places Eastern Europe 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.3 % | — |
| 2015 | 14.1 % | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.8 % | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 11.8 % | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.2 % | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1 % | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5 % | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 12 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 10.7 % | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 10.2 % | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 10 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.72 % | 9.1 % | 14.1 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.15 % | 10 % | 12.5 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Europe
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- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eastern Europe was 10 % in 2025, 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 % in 2019.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Eastern Europe ranks 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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) (annual value) — 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.