Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 61.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Madagascar, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 61.1% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
That places Madagascar 19th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 61.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.8%, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 61.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.8% | 58.0% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.1% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
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 61.1% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2020.
- 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 19th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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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.