Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 64.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies stood at 64.3 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies peaked at 64.3 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.1 %, in 2014.
That places Low-income economies 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.1 % | — |
| 2015 | 56.7 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 58 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 58.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 59.7 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 61.5 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 63.4 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 64.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.27 % | 55.1 % | 61.5 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.02 % | 63.4 % | 64.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,210 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,715 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 10.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 35.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 2,253 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 39.8 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,263 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 35.7 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Low-income economies was 64.3 % 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1 % in 2014.
- How does Low-income economies rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Low-income economies ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low-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) — 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.