Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 40.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 40.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2017.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th of 23 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.6% | — |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.5% | 29.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.0% | 40.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 40.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2017.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.