Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population was 49.1 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Haiti, 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 Haiti is 49.1 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Haiti ranks 3rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 49.1 % | — |
| 2019 | 49 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.1 % | -2.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 49.1 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8 %, 3.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 49.1 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 %, 7.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.05 % | 49 % | 49.1 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.75 % | 49.1 % | 50.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.5 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 64.6 % compare
- 1 Caribbean 29.2 % compare
- 2 Malawi 60.9 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 26.1 % compare
- 4 Afghanistan 40.3 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 24 % compare
- 5 Liberia 38.6 % compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 35.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 425.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1649 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Haiti?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Haiti was 49.1 % 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 % in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Haiti ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti 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.