Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe
Western Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 7.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 7.8 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe peaked at 7.8 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2020.
That places Western Europe 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 5.8 % | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2 % | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1 % | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8 % | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4 % | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2 % | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 6.1 % | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 7.8 % | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.87 % | 3.9 % | 6.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.67 % | 3.7 % | 7.8 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Western Europe was 7.8 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Western Europe ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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) — Value. 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.