Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total, 2014–2024
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 IDA total is 56.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total peaked at 56.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2014.
IDA total ranks 5th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.4% | — |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.0% | 39.4% | 46.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.1% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 2 South Sudan 88.1% compare
- 3 Haiti 83.2% compare
- 4 Malawi 81.7% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.5% compare
- 6 Afghanistan 80.8% compare
- 6 Liberia 80.8% compare
- 8 Nigeria 74.8% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total was 56.3% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2014.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- IDA total ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.