Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 26.8% for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income peaked at 26.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2014.
That places Low income 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.0% | — |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.3% | 26.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 South Sudan 63.1% compare
- 2 Malawi 55.6% compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4% compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.5% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Low income was 26.8% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2014.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.