Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in World
World: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in World, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 10.1% for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in World peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2015.
World ranks 12th of 23 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.6% | — |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.8618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in World?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in World was 10.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2015.
- How does World rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- World ranks 12th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.