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demographic2023

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•156 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
9.9percent
Median: 5.4percent
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
63.1percent
Lowest
Armenia
0.5percent
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan63.1percent
2Central African Republic56.3percent
3Malawi55.6percent
4Haiti45.4percent
5Somalia43.4percent
By Region
Africa17.2percent(8 countries)
Other13.6percent(86 countries)
South America7.6percent(7 countries)
North America6.8percent(4 countries)
Asia4.8percent(17 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.5percent)High (63.1percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.9percent)

Africa (8)
Other (86)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (17)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Sudan63.1percent
2Central African Republic56.3percent
3Malawi55.6percent
4Haiti45.4percent
5Somalia43.4percent
6Democratic Republic of the Congo42.5percent
7Liberia37.1percent
8Sierra Leone33.7percent
9Angola31.2percent
10Afghanistan31.0percent
11Namibia30.0percent
12Kenya28.1percent
13Jamaica27.8percent
14Comoros27.4percent
15Papua New Guinea27.0percent
16Botswana26.1percent
17Chad25.2percent
18Zimbabwe25.1percent
19Cameroon24.7percent
20Lesotho24.7percent
21United Republic of Tanzania24.4percent
22Nigeria24.3percent
23Eswatini22.2percent
24Republic of The Gambia21.7percent
25Guatemala21.3percent
26Burundi20.9percent
27Ethiopia19.0percent
28Dominican Republic17.9percent
29Madagascar17.8percent
30Libya17.2percent
31Zambia17.2percent
32Djibouti16.5percent
33El Salvador15.4percent
34Honduras15.4percent
35Benin15.0percent
36Uganda14.9percent
37Peru14.5percent
38Sao Tome and Principe14.1percent
39Mauritania13.1percent
40Nepal12.8percent
41Argentina12.3percent
42Mauritius12.2percent
43Egypt12.0percent
44Ecuador11.9percent
45Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.3percent
46Lebanon10.1percent
47Pakistan10.1percent
48Togo9.9percent
49Tunisia9.6percent
50Ghana9.4percent
51Nauru9.2percent
52Guinea-Bissau9.0percent
53Timor-Leste8.9percent
54Fiji8.5percent
55South Africa8.5percent
56Cote d'Ivoire8.4percent
57Albania8.4percent
58Saint Kitts and Nevis8.1percent
59Niger7.6percent
60Barbados7.4percent
61Burkina Faso7.3percent
62Myanmar7.2percent
63Suriname7.2percent
64Romania7.0percent
65Palau6.9percent
66Trinidad and Tobago6.9percent
67Paraguay6.6percent
68State of Palestine6.3percent
69Georgia6.2percent
70Cape Verde6.1percent
71Islamic Republic of Iran5.9percent
72Belize5.9percent
73Dominica5.8percent
74Kiribati5.8percent
75Malaysia5.8percent
76Lao People's Democratic Republic5.6percent
77Tajikistan5.6percent
78Moldova, Republic of5.4percent
79Ukraine5.3percent
80Uzbekistan5.2percent
81Colombia5.0percent
82Algeria4.9percent
83Grenada4.7percent
84Guyana4.7percent
85Hungary4.5percent
86Saint Lucia4.5percent
87Samoa4.5percent
88New Zealand4.3percent
89Senegal4.0percent
90Australia3.7percent
91Cambodia3.6percent
92Chile3.6percent
93Singapore3.5percent
94Kuwait3.4percent
95The Republic of North Macedonia3.4percent
96Antigua and Barbuda3.4percent
97Bahamas3.4percent
98Brazil3.4percent
99United Kingdom3.3percent
100Seychelles3.2percent
101Portugal3.1percent
102Philippines3.0percent
103Finland2.9percent
104Mexico2.9percent
105Costa Rica2.7percent
106France2.7percent
107Netherlands2.7percent
108Uruguay2.7percent
109Mali2.6percent
110Tonga2.6percent
111Sweden2.5percent
112Denmark2.4percent
113Vanuatu2.4percent
114Belgium2.4percent
115Maldives2.2percent
116Vietnam2.2percent
117Iceland2.1percent
118Ireland2.1percent
119Malta2.1percent
120Bulgaria2.0percent
121Canada1.9percent
122Latvia1.9percent
123Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9percent
124Czech Republic1.8percent
125Montenegro1.6percent
126Norway1.6percent
127Greece1.5percent
128Serbia1.5percent
129Austria1.5percent
130Slovakia1.4percent
131Spain1.4percent
132Azerbaijan1.3percent
133Germany1.2percent
134Lithuania1.2percent
135Sri Lanka1.1percent
136Estonia1.1percent
137Japan1.1percent
138South Korea1.1percent
139Kyrgyzstan1.1percent
140Switzerland1.1percent
141Croatia1.0percent
142United States of America1.0percent
143Israel0.9percent
144Slovenia0.9percent
145United Arab Emirates0.9percent
146Thailand0.8percent
147Mongolia0.7percent
148Kazakhstan0.6percent
149Luxembourg0.6percent
150Belarus0.5percent
151Cyprus0.5percent
152Indonesia0.5percent
153Italy0.5percent
154Poland0.5percent
155Russian Federation0.5percent
156Armenia0.5percent
Showing 156 of 156 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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