Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe peaked at 1.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
That places Eastern Europe 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.4% | — |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eastern Europe was 1.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Eastern Europe ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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