Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Sierra Leone, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 89.8% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Sierra Leone peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2015.
That places Sierra Leone 1st 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75.8% | — |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 75.8% | 85.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.7% | 89.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Sierra Leone was 89.8% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.