Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Value 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) — Value is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 62.9 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.5 % in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.6 %, and the mean is 9.4 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 126.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 563.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 68.4%).
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 62.9 % | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.4 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 56.5 % | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 45.4 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 3 | Melanesia | 24.8 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Liberia | 34.7 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 23.6 % | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 32.3 % | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 6 | Jamaica | 29.3 % | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 27.3 % | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Nigeria | 26.1 % | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.6 % | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 25.8 % | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.2 % | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 10 | Kenya | 25.7 % | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 4.6 % | 2023 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 24.9 % | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 1.5 % | 2023 | — | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 24.8 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 23.6 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Lesotho | 23.6 % | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 15 | Eswatini | 22.8 % | 2023 | — | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 22.1 % | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 17 | Botswana | 18.9 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 17.9 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 19 | Libya | 17.5 % | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.9 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 17 % | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Cabo Verde | 6.4 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 16.2 % | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 16.1 % | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 15.4 % | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 14.6 % | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 25 | Benin | 12.8 % | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 26 | Nepal | 12.6 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 12.5 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 28 | Uganda | 12.4 % | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 12.1 % | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritius | 11.5 % | 2023 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 10.9 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 32 | Ecuador | 10.3 % | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 10.1 % | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 10 % | 2023 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 9.1 % | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 % | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 9 % | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 8.7 % | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 8.1 % | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 40 | Myanmar | 8 % | 2023 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 7.5 % | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 7.3 % | 2023 | up 563.6% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 7.2 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 44 | Albania | 7.1 % | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 6.9 % | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 6 % | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 47 | New Zealand | 5.2 % | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 5.2 % | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 49 | Georgia | 5.1 % | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 4.9 % | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 4.9 % | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 52 | Algeria | 4.8 % | 2023 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 52 | Kiribati | 4.8 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 54 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.6 % | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 55 | Australia | 4.5 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 55 | Samoa | 4.5 % | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 57 | Grenada | 4.4 % | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 57 | Hungary | 4.4 % | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Kuwait | 4.4 % | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4 % | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 4.3 % | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Singapore | 4.1 % | 2023 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 3.8 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Ireland | 3.7 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 64 | Pakistan | 3.7 % | 2023 | up 428.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Chile | 3.6 % | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 67 | France | 3.5 % | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 68 | Peru | 3.3 % | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 3.2 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 3.2 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 3.2 % | 2023 | up 255.6% | rising |
| 72 | Senegal | 3.1 % | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 2.7 % | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 74 | Belgium | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 2.6 % | 2022 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.6 % | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 2.4 % | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 2.3 % | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 79 | Japan | 2.2 % | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 79 | Mexico | 2.2 % | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 81 | Estonia | 2.1 % | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 82 | Austria | 2 % | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 82 | Switzerland | 2 % | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 2 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 82 | Denmark | 2 % | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 82 | Malta | 2 % | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 2 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 1.9 % | 2023 | up 280.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Canada | 1.7 % | 2023 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 89 | Latvia | 1.7 % | 2023 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 89 | Portugal | 1.7 % | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 1.6 % | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 93 | Czechia | 1.6 % | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 1.5 % | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 1.5 % | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 97 | Germany | 1.4 % | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 1.4 % | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 99 | Montenegro | 1.3 % | 2023 | down 38.1% | flat |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 1.2 % | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 100 | Slovakia | 1.2 % | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 102 | Iceland | 1.1 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 % | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 102 | Lithuania | 1.1 % | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 105 | Israel | 0.8 % | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 105 | Poland | 0.8 % | 2021 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 108 | Croatia | 0.6 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 0.6 % | 2023 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 0.6 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 111 | Indonesia | 0.5 % | 2018 | — | falling |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5 % | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 111 | Thailand | 0.5 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low-income economies 26.6 %
- Middle Africa 33.9 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 24.1 %
- Caribbean 23.9 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 23.3 %
- Eastern Africa 22.9 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20.2 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 22.4 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 19.6 %
- Africa 20 %
- Asia 7.9 %
- Western Africa 19.5 %
- Southern Asia 15.5 %
- Lower-middle-income economies 15.2 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15.1 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 15 %
- Western Asia 14 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 12.5 %
- Northern Africa 10.7 %
- Southern Africa 9.8 %
- Oceania 9.7 %
- World 8.5 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 6.1 %
- Central America 6 %
- South America 4.3 %
- Northern Europe 3.7 %
- Central Asia 3.1 %
- Upper-middle-income economies 2.5 %
- Europe 2.3 %
- Western Europe 2.3 %
- High-income economies 2.1 %
- South-Eastern Asia 1.9 %
- Northern America and Europe 1.9 %
- Eastern Europe 1.5 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1.4 %
- Eastern Asia 1.2 %
- Southern Europe 1 %
- Northern America 0.9 %
- United States of America 0.8 %
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.