Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Kiribati
Kiribati: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 6.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Kiribati, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 6.2 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
That places Kiribati 53rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 10.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7 % | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5 % | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2 % | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1 % | 10.1 % | 10.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.12 % | 6.2 % | 10.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Kiribati?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Kiribati was 6.2 % 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.