Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound by country
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...
What the numbers show
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound is currently reported for 124 countries. The highest value is 64.6 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.6 % in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.95 %, and the mean is 10.78 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 108.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 440.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 70.8%).
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 64.6 % | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.6 % | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 1 | Caribbean | 28.5 % | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 58 % | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 48.3 % | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 3 | Melanesia | 26.2 % | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Liberia | 37.5 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.3 % | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 36.6 % | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 6 | Jamaica | 33 % | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 32.2 % | 2023 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 29.3 % | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7.2 % | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 29 % | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.7 % | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 27.5 % | 2023 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 6.2 % | 2023 | up 169.6% | rising |
| 11 | Cameroon | 27.2 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 2.1 % | 2023 | — | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 26.8 % | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 13 | Eswatini | 26.1 % | 2023 | — | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 26.1 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 25.8 % | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 16 | Lesotho | 25.4 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 17 | Botswana | 21.5 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 20.5 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Libya | 20.4 % | 2023 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.7 % | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 19.6 % | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 20 | Cabo Verde | 7.7 % | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar | 18.1 % | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 17.7 % | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 16.2 % | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 24 | Angola | 15.8 % | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 14.7 % | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 14.3 % | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 13.6 % | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 28 | Mauritius | 13.5 % | 2023 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 13.3 % | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 30 | Ecuador | 13.2 % | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 13.1 % | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritania | 12.8 % | 2023 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 12.1 % | 2023 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 11.5 % | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 10.9 % | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.5 % | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 10.5 % | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 38 | Myanmar | 9.5 % | 2023 | up 313.0% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 9.3 % | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 9.1 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 40 | Tunisia | 9.1 % | 2023 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 42 | Paraguay | 9 % | 2023 | up 246.2% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 8.9 % | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 8.1 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 45 | Niger | 7.9 % | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 46 | Algeria | 7.3 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 46 | Malaysia | 7.3 % | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 48 | Georgia | 6.7 % | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 6.6 % | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 6.3 % | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 51 | Kiribati | 6.2 % | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 52 | New Zealand | 6.1 % | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 53 | Grenada | 6 % | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 5.9 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.9 % | 2023 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 5.8 % | 2023 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 57 | Singapore | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Samoa | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.3 % | 2023 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kuwait | 5 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 4.8 % | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 4.6 % | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 66 | France | 4.3 % | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 4.2 % | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 68 | Sweden | 4.1 % | 2023 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 4 % | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 3.8 % | 2023 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 3.8 % | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 72 | Chile | 3.7 % | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 3.6 % | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Peru | 3.5 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 74 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.5 % | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 3.3 % | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 77 | Estonia | 3.1 % | 2023 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 3.1 % | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | Japan | 3 % | 2023 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 80 | Austria | 2.8 % | 2023 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 81 | Brazil | 2.7 % | 2022 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Switzerland | 2.7 % | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 2.7 % | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 81 | Portugal | 2.7 % | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 2.7 % | 2023 | up 285.7% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 86 | Germany | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 86 | Latvia | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 271.4% | rising |
| 86 | Malta | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 2.5 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 2.5 % | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 90 | Uruguay | 2.5 % | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 93 | Mexico | 2.4 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 2.3 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 94 | Spain | 2.3 % | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 96 | Montenegro | 2.2 % | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 2.1 % | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 98 | Greece | 1.9 % | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 98 | Slovakia | 1.9 % | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 100 | Canada | 1.8 % | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 100 | Iceland | 1.8 % | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 100 | Lithuania | 1.8 % | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 1.8 % | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 104 | Croatia | 1.3 % | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 104 | Israel | 1.3 % | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 1.2 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 1.2 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 1 % | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 1 % | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 0.7 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Poland | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 111 | Thailand | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 114 | Indonesia | 0.6 % | 2018 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 35.1 %
- Low-income economies 27.2 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 24.8 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 24.6 %
- Eastern Africa 23.9 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 23 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20.2 %
- Africa 20.5 %
- Asia 8.5 %
- Western Africa 20.2 %
- Southern Asia 16.8 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 16.4 %
- Lower-middle-income economies 16.2 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16 %
- Western Asia 14.7 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 13.1 %
- Northern Africa 11.5 %
- Southern Africa 10.5 %
- Oceania 10.3 %
- World 8.9 %
- Central America 6.5 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 6.4 %
- South America 4.6 %
- Northern Europe 4.5 %
- Central Asia 3.8 %
- Western Europe 2.9 %
- Upper-middle-income economies 2.7 %
- Europe 2.6 %
- High-income economies 2.3 %
- South-eastern Asia 2.1 %
- Northern America and Europe 2.1 %
- Eastern Europe 1.7 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1.5 %
- Southern Europe 1.3 %
- Eastern Asia 1.3 %
- Northern America 1 %
- United States of America 0.9 %
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.