Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) by country
Countries reporting
112
Highest
63.1%
South Sudan
Lowest
0.6%
Luxembourg
Median
4.8%
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
1,354
What the numbers show
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 63.1% in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.6% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 10.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 105.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,022.2%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 66.7%).
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 63.1% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 55.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 45.4% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 4 | Liberia | 37.1% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 33.7% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 31.0% | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 30.0% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 28.1% | 2023 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 9 | Jamaica | 27.8% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 10 | Botswana | 26.1% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 25.2% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 25.1% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 24.7% | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 13 | Lesotho | 24.7% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 2.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Nigeria | 24.3% | 2023 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 16 | Gambia | 21.7% | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 17 | Guatemala | 21.3% | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 19.0% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 17.9% | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 19 | Cabo Verde | 6.1% | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 17.8% | 2023 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 21 | Libya | 17.2% | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 17.2% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 15.4% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 15.4% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 25 | Benin | 15.0% | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 14.9% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 14.5% | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mauritania | 13.1% | 2023 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 12.8% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 12.3% | 2023 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritius | 12.2% | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 12.0% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 11.9% | 2023 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 34 | Lebanon | 10.1% | 2023 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 10.1% | 2023 | up 1,022.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 9.9% | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 37 | Tunisia | 9.6% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 9.4% | 2023 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.0% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 8.5% | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 8.4% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 42 | Niger | 7.6% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 44 | Myanmar | 7.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 7.0% | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 6.6% | 2022 | up 450.0% | rising |
| 47 | Georgia | 6.2% | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 48 | Kiribati | 5.8% | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 5.8% | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 5.6% | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 5.3% | 2023 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 5.2% | 2023 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 5.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 55 | Grenada | 4.7% | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2023 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Samoa | 4.5% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 58 | New Zealand | 4.3% | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 59 | Senegal | 4.0% | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 60 | Australia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 3.6% | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 63 | Singapore | 3.5% | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.5% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2023 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 3.4% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 3.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.3% | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 3.1% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 70 | Philippines | 3.0% | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 71 | Finland | 2.9% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 2.9% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 2.7% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | France | 2.7% | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 2.7% | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 73 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.7% | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 2.6% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2023 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 79 | Belgium | 2.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 79 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 2.1% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 81 | Malta | 2.1% | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 2.0% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 85 | Canada | 1.9% | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 1.6% | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 1.6% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 1.5% | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 1.5% | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 94 | Spain | 1.4% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 96 | Germany | 1.2% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 96 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 98 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 98 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 98 | Japan | 1.1% | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 98 | Republic of Korea | 1.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 105 | Israel | 0.9% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 105 | Poland | 0.9% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 105 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean 24.8%
- Eastern Africa 24.8%
- Middle Africa 37.0%
- Melanesia 24.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.4%
- United Republic of Tanzania 24.4%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 23.3%
- Africa 22.2%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 21.9%
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 21.3%
- Western Africa 20.2%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 17.5%
- Southern Asia 16.6%
- Central and Southern Asia 16.1%
- Asia 8.7%
- Western Asia 13.4%
- State of Palestine 6.3%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 12.9%
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.9%
- Northern Africa 12.4%
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6%
- Southern Africa 10.7%
- Republic of Moldova 5.4%
- World 10.1%
- Oceania 9.6%
- Côte d'Ivoire 8.4%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7.8%
- Central America 7.1%
- South America 6.4%
- Americas 5.4%
- Northern Europe 3.6%
- Central Asia 2.9%
- Western Europe 1.9%
- South-Eastern Asia 1.9%
- Europe 1.8%
- Europe and Northern America 1.5%
- Eastern Europe 1.3%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.3%
- Northern America 1.1%
- Southern Europe 1.1%