Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean
Caribbean: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 28.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean is 28.7 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
That places Caribbean 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.1 % | — |
| 2019 | 31.6 % | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.4 % | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 29.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.7 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.35 % | 31.6 % | 33.1 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.68 % | 28.7 % | 31.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 46 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 64.6 % compare
- 2 Malawi 59.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 48.7 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 26.2 % compare
- 4 Liberia 38.1 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 24.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 24.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -11.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 40.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.773 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.6768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Caribbean was 28.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 % in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Caribbean ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.