Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia
Asia: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 21.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 21.8 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia peaked at 24.3 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.7 %, in 2014.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 18.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2 % | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 22.7 % | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 23.7 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.4 % | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7 % | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.8 % | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3 % | 17.7 % | 23.7 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.05 % | 21.8 % | 24.3 % | 4 |
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- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.4479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.5232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Asia was 21.8 % 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7 % in 2014.
- How does Asia rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Asia ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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) — Value. 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.