Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe stood at 8.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
That places Northern Europe 31st out of 35 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 population in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.7% | — |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
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- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.5348 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.0298 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Northern Europe was 8.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Northern Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Northern Europe ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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