Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean
Caribbean: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population was 29.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean is 29.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Caribbean ranks 1st of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.2 % | — |
| 2019 | 32.1 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 32.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.6 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 30.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.2 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.65 % | 32.1 % | 33.2 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.7 % | 29.2 % | 32.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.5 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 64.6 % compare
- 2 Malawi 60.9 % compare
- 3 Haiti 49.1 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 26.1 % compare
- 4 Afghanistan 40.3 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 24 % compare
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- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.498 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 7.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 7.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -0.8146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Caribbean was 29.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2 % in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Caribbean ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — 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.