Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 55.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 55.8 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 56.2 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.8 %, in 2014.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 49.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 51.2 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.4 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 55.8 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 56.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.8 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.12 % | 49.8 % | 54.4 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.98 % | 55.8 % | 56.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 88.8 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.1 % compare
- 3 Haiti 83.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 57 % compare
- 4 Malawi 81.6 % compare
- 5 Liberia 79 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 54.1 % compare
- 6 Afghanistan 77.8 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.7 % compare
- 7 Nigeria 76.5 % compare
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- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.688 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.6381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 55.8 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8 % in 2014.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.