Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 75.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Middle Africa, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 75.1 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 68.1 % | — |
| 2019 | 70.5 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 72.7 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.9 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 75.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.1 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.3 % | 68.1 % | 70.5 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.5 % | 72.7 % | 75.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 79.9 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 87.2 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 85.1 % compare
- 3 Malawi 80.3 % compare
- 4 Haiti 80.2 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54.9 % compare
- 5 Liberia 76.8 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 52.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
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- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate -7.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Middle Africa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Middle Africa was 75.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1 % in 2018.
- How does Middle Africa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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 total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. 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.