Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.7 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 %, in 2014.
Eastern Asia ranks 37th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 % | — |
| 2015 | 1.3 % | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 % | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7 % | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4 % | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1 % | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.45 % | 1 % | 1.7 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.07 % | 1 % | 1.3 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Eastern Asia was 1 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 % in 2014.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Eastern Asia ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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) — Value. 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.