Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) by country
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might...
Countries reporting
130
Highest
88.8%
South Sudan
Lowest
1.0%
Belarus
Median
21.9%
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
1,453
What the numbers show
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 88.8% in South Sudan; the lowest is 1.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.9%, and the mean is 28.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 248.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 69.7%).
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 88.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 88.1% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 83.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 81.7% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 81.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 6 | Liberia | 79.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 77.8% | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 76.5% | 2024 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 75.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 10 | Yemen | 74.4% | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 71.7% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 70.1% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 65.6% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritania | 65.1% | 2024 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 65.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.5% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Eswatini | 61.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 18 | Lesotho | 61.6% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 61.1% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Cameroon | 60.9% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 60.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania | 57.0% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 56.3% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 24 | Jamaica | 55.8% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 54.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Botswana | 52.0% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 51.6% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Niger | 50.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Guatemala | 49.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 47.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 31 | Zambia | 45.8% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 32 | Lebanon | 44.3% | 2024 | up 201.4% | rising |
| 33 | Kiribati | 43.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 43.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 41.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 41.3% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 41.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 39.3% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 40 | Iran | 37.7% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 41 | Cambodia | 36.4% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 35.0% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 43 | Laos | 34.4% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 33.6% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 32.7% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 32.1% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 32.0% | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 31.8% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 49 | Argentina | 31.7% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 50 | Libya | 31.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 51 | Myanmar | 31.3% | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 31.1% | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 29.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 54 | Mauritius | 28.2% | 2024 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 28.0% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 27.7% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 57 | Palestine | 27.4% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 58 | Moldova | 26.4% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 26.2% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 25.8% | 2024 | up 210.8% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 24.4% | 2023 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 24.2% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 24.0% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 22.9% | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 65 | Georgia | 22.8% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 66 | South Africa | 20.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 20.6% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Samoa | 18.2% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 69 | New Zealand | 17.9% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 70 | Algeria | 17.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 71 | Hungary | 16.9% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 72 | Grenada | 16.5% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 16.5% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 74 | Chile | 16.0% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 15.5% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 76 | Malaysia | 15.4% | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 77 | Romania | 15.2% | 2024 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 78 | Australia | 15.1% | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 14.6% | 2024 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 13.9% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 13.3% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 82 | Estonia | 13.1% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 83 | Belize | 12.8% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 84 | Latvia | 11.7% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 11.0% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 86 | United States | 10.7% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 10.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 87 | Canada | 10.5% | 2024 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 89 | Singapore | 10.1% | 2024 | up 248.3% | rising |
| 91 | Brazil | 9.6% | 2024 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 92 | France | 9.4% | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 92 | Kuwait | 9.4% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 92 | Vietnam | 9.4% | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 95 | Belgium | 9.3% | 2024 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 97 | Czechia | 9.1% | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 98 | Malta | 9.0% | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 9.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 8.9% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 100 | Netherlands | 8.9% | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 103 | Iceland | 7.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 103 | Sweden | 7.9% | 2024 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 105 | Norway | 7.6% | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 105 | Slovenia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 107 | Spain | 7.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 107 | United Kingdom | 7.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 110 | Slovakia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 111 | Armenia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 111 | Greece | 7.1% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 113 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 113 | Serbia | 6.7% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 115 | Denmark | 6.2% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 6.2% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 117 | Japan | 6.1% | 2024 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 118 | South Korea | 5.8% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 119 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 120 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 121 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 122 | Austria | 4.4% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 123 | Indonesia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 124 | Germany | 4.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Poland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 126 | Switzerland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 2.6% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 126 | Russia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 130 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 65.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 64.0%
- Africa Western and Central 63.8%
- Least developed countries 57.8%
- IDA total 56.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 42.8%
- Lower middle income 41.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 40.1%
- South Asia 36.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 36.7%
- Small states 32.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 31.4%
- World 28.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 25.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.8%
- IBRD only 21.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.5%
- Upper middle income 12.6%
- North America 10.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 10.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 8.8%
- High income 7.9%
About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.