Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 9.1% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.1% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +32.7% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9.1% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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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.