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demographic2023

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population

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•157 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.8percent
Median: 25.4percent
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
Sierra Leone
89.8percent
Lowest
Belarus
1.1percent
Top 5 Countries
1Sierra Leone89.8percent
2Central African Republic88.1percent
3South Sudan88.1percent
4Haiti83.2percent
5Malawi81.7percent
By Region
Africa50.3percent(8 countries)
Other40.2percent(86 countries)
South America26.4percent(7 countries)
Asia22.4percent(18 countries)
North America22.2percent(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.1percent)High (89.8percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.8percent)

Africa (8)
Other (86)
South America (7)
Asia (18)
North America (4)
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 ↕
1Sierra Leone89.8percent
2Central African Republic88.1percent
3South Sudan88.1percent
4Haiti83.2percent
5Malawi81.7percent
6Democratic Republic of the Congo81.5percent
7Liberia80.8percent
8Afghanistan80.8percent
9Comoros79.7percent
10Somalia79.5percent
11Angola78.5percent
12Nigeria74.8percent
13Kenya73.9percent
14Yemen73.0percent
15Madagascar72.6percent
16Burundi70.8percent
17Zimbabwe68.8percent
18Chad66.3percent
19Mauritania66.3percent
20Benin65.6percent
21Guinea-Bissau62.5percent
22Ethiopia61.4percent
23Cameroon61.2percent
24Lesotho59.9percent
25Eswatini59.0percent
26Togo58.5percent
27United Republic of Tanzania58.0percent
28Papua New Guinea57.3percent
29Jamaica56.4percent
30Namibia55.9percent
31Republic of The Gambia54.8percent
32Sao Tome and Principe54.6percent
33Uganda54.6percent
34Botswana53.9percent
35Timor-Leste53.7percent
36Niger50.9percent
37Djibouti49.2percent
38Guatemala48.8percent
39El Salvador45.5percent
40Belize45.5percent
41Zambia45.3percent
42Ghana44.5percent
43Dominican Republic43.8percent
44Kiribati42.9percent
45Lebanon42.4percent
46Pakistan42.1percent
47Burkina Faso41.4percent
48Honduras41.3percent
49Peru41.0percent
50Cambodia40.0percent
51Islamic Republic of Iran38.8percent
52Cote d'Ivoire38.4percent
53Nepal36.6percent
54Suriname35.8percent
55Lao People's Democratic Republic35.6percent
56Libya35.1percent
57Dominica34.4percent
58Argentina33.8percent
59Ecuador33.3percent
60Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33.3percent
61Albania33.0percent
62Philippines32.9percent
63Myanmar32.7percent
64Ukraine32.5percent
65Cape Verde32.1percent
66Mauritius31.1percent
67Barbados31.1percent
68Egypt30.8percent
69Nauru29.9percent
70Fiji29.2percent
71Senegal29.1percent
72Palau28.1percent
73Colombia27.8percent
74Trinidad and Tobago27.6percent
75State of Palestine27.0percent
76Georgia26.6percent
77Paraguay26.2percent
78Guyana25.5percent
79Tunisia25.4percent
80Moldova, Republic of25.1percent
81Tajikistan25.1percent
82Uzbekistan24.4percent
83Vanuatu23.3percent
84Saint Lucia22.2percent
85Saint Kitts and Nevis21.1percent
86South Africa20.7percent
87Mali20.6percent
88Mexico19.3percent
89Chile19.2percent
90Romania18.6percent
91Samoa18.6percent
92Algeria17.6percent
93Grenada17.3percent
94New Zealand17.3percent
95Bahamas17.2percent
96Malaysia16.7percent
97Uruguay16.2percent
98Hungary15.6percent
99Costa Rica15.4percent
100The Republic of North Macedonia15.2percent
101Tonga14.8percent
102Seychelles14.3percent
103Azerbaijan14.0percent
104Australia13.8percent
105Antigua and Barbuda13.5percent
106Brazil13.5percent
107Finland13.4percent
108Maldives13.4percent
109Portugal11.9percent
110Bulgaria11.6percent
111Sri Lanka11.2percent
112Latvia11.2percent
113Estonia10.8percent
114Vietnam10.7percent
115Montenegro10.4percent
116United States of America10.3percent
117Canada10.2percent
118Czech Republic10.0percent
119Bosnia and Herzegovina9.9percent
120Serbia9.5percent
121Singapore9.5percent
122Israel9.2percent
123Malta9.2percent
124France8.4percent
125Kuwait8.4percent
126Slovenia8.2percent
127Belgium8.1percent
128Iceland7.8percent
129Norway7.8percent
130Armenia7.8percent
131Netherlands7.5percent
132Slovakia7.5percent
133Kyrgyzstan7.0percent
134Denmark6.9percent
135Sweden6.9percent
136United Kingdom6.9percent
137Greece6.6percent
138Lithuania6.5percent
139Spain6.5percent
140Croatia6.0percent
141Japan5.8percent
142South Korea5.4percent
143Thailand5.4percent
144Ireland4.8percent
145Mongolia4.8percent
146Austria4.7percent
147Indonesia4.5percent
148Germany4.1percent
149United Arab Emirates3.6percent
150Poland3.4percent
151Russian Federation2.8percent
152Luxembourg2.6percent
153Kazakhstan2.0percent
154Switzerland2.0percent
155Italy1.7percent
156Cyprus1.4percent
157Belarus1.1percent
Showing 157 of 157 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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