Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 12.5 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-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 Upper-middle-income economies stood at 12.5 %. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 14.9 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.5 %, in 2023.
Upper-middle-income economies ranks 26th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 14 % | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 14.8 % | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2 % | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5 % | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.38 % | 12.8 % | 14.9 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.68 % | 12.5 % | 14.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
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- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,432 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,878 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 16.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 21,738 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 361.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,287 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 20.1 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Upper-middle-income economies was 12.5 % 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 % in 2023.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper-middle-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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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.