Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America
Northern America: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America peaked at 1.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Northern America 33rd 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.0% | — |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
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- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 0.4432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Northern America was 1.1% 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Northern America ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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