Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 61.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia is 61.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia peaked at 61.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.2% | — |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.6% | 56.2% | 59.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 61.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Ethiopia was 61.4% in 2023, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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.