Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult was 7.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 7.8 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Europe peaked at 10.8 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.3 %, in 2024.
That places Eastern Europe 28th 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 male adult in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.4 % | — |
| 2015 | 10 % | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8 % | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 9 % | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8 % | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2 % | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2 % | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 7.3 % | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 7.8 % | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.93 % | 7.6 % | 10.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.48 % | 7.3 % | 9.3 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern 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 male adult recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 % in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Eastern Europe ranks 28th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 male 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.