Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 72.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 72.6% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
That places Madagascar 11th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 58.0% | — |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.0% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 61.1% | 72.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar was 72.6% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.