Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 12.8 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in South-Eastern Asia, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 12.8 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 15.6 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.8 %, in 2025.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.5 % | — |
| 2015 | 14.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15 % | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 14.3 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3 % | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 14.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 14 % | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 12.8 % | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.78 % | 14.3 % | 15.6 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.37 % | 12.8 % | 15.3 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for South-Eastern Asia
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.9227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -26.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.1642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in South-Eastern Asia?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in South-Eastern Asia was 12.8 % 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 % in 2025.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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) — 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.