Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe
Europe: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe recorded 8 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe peaked at 8.8 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.7 %, in 2019.
Europe ranks 32nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.5 % | — |
| 2015 | 8.8 % | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1 % | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5 % | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2 % | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9 % | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 7.3 % | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 8 % | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.97 % | 6.7 % | 8.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.77 % | 7.3 % | 8.2 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Europe
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3498 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -7.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Europe was 8 % in 2025, 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 % in 2019.
- How does Europe rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Europe ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. 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.