Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 11.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total is 11.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2015.
That places IDA & IBRD total 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.7% | — |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA & IBRD total was 11.6% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2015.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of 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 severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.