Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 8.2 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Europe, 2014–2025
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 Southern Europe is 8.2 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Europe peaked at 10.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.1 %, in 2024.
Southern Europe ranks 33rd of 34 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 8.2 % | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 7 % | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7 % | +52.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5 % | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.4 % | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 8.2 % | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 6.1 % | -25.6% |
| 2025 | 8.2 % | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.78 % | 7 % | 10.7 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.77 % | 6.1 % | 8.5 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Europe
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 0.329 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Southern Europe was 8.2 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 % in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Southern Europe ranks 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.