Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies
High-income economies: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 8.2 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
High-income economies recorded 8.2 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies peaked at 8.2 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2 %, in 2018.
That places High-income economies 33rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.2 % | — |
| 2015 | 8 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3 % | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8 % | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 8.2 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.58 % | 7.2 % | 8.2 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.85 % | 7.5 % | 8.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near High-income economies
- 31 Kiribati 47.4 % compare
- 32 El Salvador 45.4 % compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 45.2 % compare
- 34 Ghana 44.7 % compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 43.8 % compare
- 36 Honduras 40.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for High-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,513 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,934 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 9 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 24.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 58,335 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 282.3 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,578 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.4 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in High-income economies was 8.2 % 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 High-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in High-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 % in 2018.
- How does High-income economies rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- High-income economies ranks 33rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in High-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High-income economies 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: Upper 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.