Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia
Liberia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 37.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia, 2015–2023
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 Liberia is 37.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia peaked at 38.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2023.
That places Liberia 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.6% | — |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 38.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.1% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 2 Malawi 55.6% compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.5% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 33.7% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 31.0% compare
- 8 Namibia 30.0% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7689 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9264 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Liberia was 37.1% in 2023, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.