Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Botswana, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Botswana stood at 52.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Botswana peaked at 56.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2015.
That places Botswana 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.4% | — |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 52.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 52.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.5%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.6% | 46.4% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.0% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Botswana?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Botswana was 52.0% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Botswana ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.