Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 20.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total stood at 20.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total peaked at 20.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2014.
That places IDA total 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.6% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 2 Malawi 58.1% compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 43.9% compare
- 5 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 31.9% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 30.2% compare
- 8 Namibia 28.1% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 994.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in IDA total was 20.3% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2014.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- IDA total ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.