Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America
United States of America: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 10.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 10.7% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
That places United States of America 91st out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.5% | — |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in United States of America was 10.7% in 2024, 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- United States of America ranks 91st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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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