Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 14.5%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2014.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.6% | — |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Mauritania 65.1% compare
- 15 Chad 65.0% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 62.5% compare
- 17 Eswatini 61.7% compare
- 18 Lesotho 61.6% compare
- 19 Madagascar 61.1% compare
- 20 Cameroon 60.9% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.661 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.6748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.