Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 34.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa, 2020–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa stood at 34.9 %.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34.7 % | — |
| 2021 | 35.5 % | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 34.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 34.9 % | +2.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Middle Africa was 34.9 % in 2025, 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 % in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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) (annual value) — 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.