Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) by country
Countries reporting
139
Highest
88.8%
South Sudan
Lowest
1.0%
Belarus
Median
20.9%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,683
What the numbers show
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 88.8% in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.9%, and the mean is 28.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 248.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 69.7%).
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 88.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 88.1% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 83.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.7% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 81.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 6 | Liberia | 79.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 77.8% | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 76.5% | 2024 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 75.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 10 | Yemen | 74.4% | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 71.7% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 70.1% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 65.6% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritania | 65.1% | 2024 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 65.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.5% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Eswatini | 61.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 18 | Lesotho | 61.6% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 61.1% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Cameroon | 60.9% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 57.0% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 56.3% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 24 | Jamaica | 55.8% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Melanesia | 54.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 26 | Namibia | 54.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Botswana | 52.0% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 51.6% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 50.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Guatemala | 49.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 31 | Gambia | 47.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 32 | Zambia | 45.8% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 33 | Lebanon | 44.3% | 2024 | up 201.4% | rising |
| 34 | Kiribati | 43.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 43.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 41.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 41.3% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 41.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 39.3% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.4% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 42 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37.7% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 36.4% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 35.0% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.4% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 33.6% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 32.7% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 49 | Cabo Verde | 32.1% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 50 | Ukraine | 32.0% | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 51 | Albania | 31.8% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 31.7% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 53 | Libya | 31.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 31.3% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 31.1% | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 29.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 57 | Mauritius | 28.2% | 2024 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 28.0% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 59 | Senegal | 27.7% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 60 | State of Palestine | 27.4% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 26.4% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 26.2% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 63 | Paraguay | 25.8% | 2024 | up 210.8% | rising |
| 64 | Republic of Moldova | 25.1% | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 24.4% | 2023 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 24.2% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 24.0% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 68 | Pakistan | 22.9% | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 22.8% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 20.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 20.6% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 72 | Samoa | 18.2% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 73 | New Zealand | 17.9% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 74 | Algeria | 17.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 75 | Hungary | 16.9% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 16.5% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 76 | Mexico | 16.5% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 16.0% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 79 | Australia and New Zealand | 15.9% | 2025 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 15.5% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 15.4% | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 82 | Romania | 15.2% | 2024 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 83 | Australia | 15.1% | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 14.6% | 2024 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 13.9% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 86 | Finland | 13.3% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 87 | Estonia | 13.1% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 88 | Belize | 12.8% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 11.7% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 90 | Portugal | 11.0% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 91 | United States of America | 10.7% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 91 | Viet Nam | 10.7% | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 10.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 93 | Canada | 10.5% | 2024 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 95 | Singapore | 10.1% | 2024 | up 248.3% | rising |
| 97 | Brazil | 9.6% | 2024 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 98 | France | 9.4% | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 98 | Kuwait | 9.4% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 98 | Viet Nam | 9.4% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 101 | Belgium | 9.3% | 2024 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 103 | Czechia | 9.1% | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 104 | Malta | 9.0% | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 9.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 106 | Israel | 8.9% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 106 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8.9% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 109 | Iceland | 7.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 109 | Sweden | 7.9% | 2024 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 111 | Norway | 7.6% | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 111 | Slovenia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 113 | Spain | 7.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 113 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 116 | Slovakia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 117 | Greece | 7.1% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 119 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.9% | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 120 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 120 | Serbia | 6.7% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 122 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 122 | Ireland | 6.2% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 124 | Japan | 6.1% | 2024 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 125 | Republic of Korea | 5.8% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Korea | 5.4% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 128 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 129 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 130 | Austria | 4.4% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 131 | Indonesia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 132 | Germany | 4.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Russian Federation | 2.8% | 2023 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 134 | Poland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 135 | Switzerland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 2.6% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 2.6% | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 75.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 62.1%
- Eastern Africa 62.1%
- Western Africa 61.6%
- Africa 56.6%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 55.6%
- Caribbean 52.0%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 51.8%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 48.7%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 48.2%
- Western Asia 35.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 33.4%
- Southern Asia 31.9%
- Northern Africa 31.4%
- Central and Southern Asia 31.3%
- Oceania 26.9%
- World 25.8%
- Southern Africa 24.4%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 22.9%
- Central America 22.2%
- Asia 20.3%
- South America 20.3%
- Americas 18.4%
- Central Asia 16.0%
- South-Eastern Asia 12.8%
- Northern America 10.7%
- United States of America 10.3%
- Europe and Northern America 8.7%
- Eastern Europe 8.5%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 8.2%
- Northern Europe 8.1%
- Europe 7.7%
- Western Europe 7.4%
- Eastern Asia 6.3%
- Southern Europe 6.1%