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Prevalence of Food Insecurity (moderate or severe)

Name: Prevalence of Food Insecurity (moderate or severe)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, food security, hunger, nutrition, SDG 2, inequality, cost of living, FAO, FIES

Share of people experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity by country (FAO FIES). Latest comparable data across many countries, 2022.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

24.2%

Median: 19.1%

Countries Covered

170

with available data

Highest

Country 728

79.1%

Lowest

Australia

4.3%

Top 5 Countries

1Country 72879.1%

2Country 33272.0%

3Country 18070.9%

4Country 23268.5%

5Country 70667.8%

By Region

Other31.7%(91 countries)

Africa30.8%(9 countries)

South America21.5%(7 countries)

North America20.4%(4 countries)

Asia16.4%(25 countries)

Key Findings

•Food insecurity remains a significant challenge across many low- and lower-middle-income countries, with several countries exceeding 50%.
•High-income countries generally show single-digit prevalence, but food insecurity is not zero anywhere.
•Conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable countries tend to cluster at the highest prevalence rates.
•The indicator captures affordability and access constraints, making it responsive to inflation and supply shocks.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.6%)High (91.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.2%)

Other (91)

Africa (9)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Asia (25)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the percentage of a country’s population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity, based on the FAO’s Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). “Moderate or severe” reflects constrained access to adequate food—ranging from reduced quality/quantity to going without food.

It is a useful, comparable indicator across countries because it is derived from a standardized survey module and scaled using FAO’s methodology. It captures lived experience rather than only food supply, making it a compelling lens on affordability shocks, conflict, and climate stress.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	South Sudan	79.1%
2	Haiti	72.0%
3	Democratic Republic of the Congo	70.9%
4	Eritrea	68.5%
5	Somalia	67.8%
6	Liberia	67.0%
7	Djibouti	65.4%
8	Yemen	63.8%
9	Sierra Leone	62.4%
10	Zimbabwe	62.4%
11	Malawi	55.9%
12	Zambia	54.2%
13	Mozambique	52.4%
14	Papua New Guinea	52.4%
15	Nigeria	52.2%
16	Burkina Faso	50.7%
17	United Republic of Tanzania	50.4%
18	Syrian Arab Republic	49.0%
19	Burundi	48.8%
20	Niger	47.4%
21	Rwanda	47.1%
22	Cote d'Ivoire	46.1%
23	Uganda	46.1%
24	Sudan	45.7%
25	Madagascar	45.1%
26	Mauritania	45.0%
27	Lesotho	44.7%
28	Chad	44.2%
29	Republic of The Gambia	42.6%
30	Senegal	41.7%
31	Guinea	40.8%
32	Togo	40.5%
33	Venezuela	39.9%
34	Nicaragua	38.3%
35	Cameroon	38.1%
36	Republic of the Congo	37.9%
37	Barbados	37.4%
38	Benin	35.2%
39	North Korea	35.0%
40	Gabon	34.0%
41	Angola	33.8%
42	Lebanon	33.7%
43	Ghana	33.6%
44	New Caledonia	33.2%
45	Dominican Republic	33.1%
46	Honduras	32.6%
47	El Salvador	32.1%
48	Ecuador	31.6%
49	Kenya	30.8%
50	Guatemala	30.4%
51	Peru	30.3%
52	Guyana	29.9%
53	Iraq	29.7%
54	Philippines	29.4%
55	Mali	29.0%
56	Mexico	28.7%
57	Jamaica	28.6%
58	Morocco	27.8%
59	Cuba	27.7%
60	Brazil	27.7%
61	Fiji	27.6%
62	Timor-Leste	27.5%
63	Algeria	27.3%
64	Cayman Islands	26.9%
65	Paraguay	26.7%
66	Ethiopia	25.4%
67	Egypt	25.4%
68	Eswatini	25.2%
69	Tajikistan	25.1%
70	Namibia	24.8%
71	Bangladesh	24.6%
72	Colombia	24.1%
73	Myanmar	24.0%
74	Tunisia	23.8%
75	Panama	23.7%
76	Lao People's Democratic Republic	22.7%
77	Costa Rica	21.9%
78	Islamic Republic of Iran	21.9%
79	Libya	21.4%
80	South Africa	21.2%
81	Bolivia	20.5%
82	Cambodia	19.9%
83	Pakistan	19.9%
84	Suriname	19.1%
85	The Republic of North Macedonia	19.1%
86	Chile	19.0%
87	Ukraine	18.8%
88	Trinidad and Tobago	17.7%
89	Bhutan	17.4%
90	Moldova, Republic of	17.3%
91	Samoa	16.8%
92	India	16.3%
93	Botswana	16.0%
94	Romania	15.5%
95	Jordan	14.7%
96	Georgia	14.6%
97	Solomon Islands	14.2%
98	Bulgaria	13.7%
99	Bahamas	13.7%
100	Vietnam	13.4%
101	Guinea-Bissau	13.2%
102	Armenia	13.0%
103	Cape Verde	12.9%
104	Nepal	12.9%
105	Afghanistan	12.9%
106	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12.7%
107	Saudi Arabia	12.2%
108	Thailand	12.1%
109	United States of America	12.1%
110	Sri Lanka	11.9%
111	Uruguay	11.9%
112	Mauritius	11.6%
113	Mongolia	11.6%
114	Cyprus	11.5%
115	Türkiye	11.5%
116	Kyrgyzstan	11.4%
117	Seychelles	11.4%
118	Bahrain	11.4%
119	Greece	11.2%
120	Qatar	11.2%
121	Hungary	11.1%
122	Oman	11.1%
123	Aruba	10.9%
124	Kuwait	10.8%
125	Indonesia	10.7%
126	Portugal	10.7%
127	Canada	10.6%
128	Uzbekistan	10.5%
129	Czech Republic	10.4%
130	Croatia	10.3%
131	Israel	10.2%
132	Brunei Darussalam	10.1%
133	Serbia	10.0%
134	Malaysia	9.5%
135	United Kingdom	9.5%
136	Slovakia	9.3%
137	Lithuania	9.2%
138	Latvia	9.0%
139	Italy	8.9%
140	Montenegro	8.9%
141	France	8.8%
142	Slovenia	8.8%
143	Spain	8.8%
144	United Arab Emirates	8.8%
145	Denmark	8.4%
146	Ireland	8.4%
147	Russian Federation	8.3%
148	Belgium	8.2%
149	Austria	8.1%
150	Germany	7.9%
151	Sweden	7.7%
152	Netherlands	7.4%
153	Luxembourg	7.3%
154	People's Republic of China	7.2%
155	Kazakhstan	7.2%
156	Singapore	6.8%
157	Norway	6.7%
158	Iceland	6.6%
159	Poland	6.5%
160	Belarus	6.4%
161	Switzerland	6.4%
162	New Zealand	6.2%
163	Estonia	6.1%
164	Argentina	5.9%
165	South Korea	5.8%
166	Japan	5.7%
167	Belize	5.6%
168	Finland	5.5%
169	Albania	4.7%
170	Australia	4.3%

Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #food security #hunger #nutrition #SDG 2 #inequality #cost of living #FAO #FIES

Data Source

This data comes from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022).

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