Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 74.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 74.4 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen peaked at 74.4 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.7 %, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 9th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 49.6 % | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 46.6 % | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 46 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 49.4 % | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5 % | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 67.2 % | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 72.5 % | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 73 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.4 % | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 74.4 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 62.5 %, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 74.4 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.8 %, 2.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.3 % | 45.7 % | 58.5 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.78 % | 67.2 % | 74.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 6 Afghanistan 77.8 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.7 % compare
- 7 Nigeria 76.5 % compare
- 8 Angola 75.4 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.4 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 26.4 % compare
- 10 Kenya 71.7 % compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 9.4 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 70.1 % compare
- 12 Benin 65.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Yemen was 74.4 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 % in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.