Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 1.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 1.5 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in 2025.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe peaked at 2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1 %, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.5 % | — |
| 2015 | 1.4 % | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8 % | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3 % | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 % | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7 % | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 % | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 % | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 % | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.5 % | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.43 % | 1.3 % | 1.8 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.5 % | 1.1 % | 2 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Europe
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.3221 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.4284 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 13.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Southern Europe was 1.5 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 % in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Southern Europe ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.