Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 2.5 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies, 2014–2025
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 Upper-middle-income economies is 2.5 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 4 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5 %, in 2025.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.6 % | — |
| 2015 | 2.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2 % | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1 % | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 4 % | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9 % | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6 % | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5 % | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.08 % | 2.6 % | 3.5 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.22 % | 2.5 % | 4 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Upper-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,432 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,878 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 16.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.8 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 21,738 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 361.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,287 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 20.1 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Upper-middle-income economies was 2.5 % 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 4 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 % in 2025.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper-middle-income economies 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.