Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 31.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 32.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2014.
That places IDA & IBRD total 12th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.4% | — |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 28.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.4% | 32.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total was 31.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2014.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 12th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.