Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Kiribati
Kiribati: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 43.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Kiribati, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 43.9 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Kiribati ranks 31st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41 % | — |
| 2018 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.9 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.9 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.9 % | +2.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 43.9 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.1 %, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 43.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 %, 2.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 % | 41 % | 41 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.42 % | 41 % | 43.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Kiribati?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Kiribati was 43.9 % 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 % in 2017.
- How does Kiribati rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Kiribati ranks 31st out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.