Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) in United States
United States: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in United States, 2015–2024
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 United States is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in United States peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places United States 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in United States?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in United States was 1.1% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- United States ranks 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.