Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity by country

Countries reporting
126
Highest
89.8
Sierra Leone
Lowest
1.1
Belarus
Median
20.65
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
1,051

What the numbers show

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 89.8 in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 1.1 in Belarus.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.65, and the mean is 29.4.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 227.6%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 65.9%).

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 89.8 2023 up 18.5% rising
2 South Sudan 88.1 2023 up 3.5% flat
3 Haiti 83.2 2023 flat
4 Malawi 81.7 2023 up 4.6% flat
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.5 2023 rising
6 Afghanistan 80.8 2023 up 79.2% rising
6 Liberia 80.8 2023 up 1.4% flat
8 Nigeria 74.8 2023 up 115.6% rising
9 Kenya 73.9 2023 up 45.8% rising
10 Yemen 73 2023 up 59.7% rising
11 Madagascar 72.6 2023 up 25.2% rising
12 Zimbabwe 68.8 2023 up 6.3% rising
13 Mauritania 66.3 2023 up 152.1% rising
13 Chad 66.3 2023 down 2.4% falling
15 Benin 65.6 2023 up 19.3% rising
16 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 2022 up 1.3% flat
17 Ethiopia 61.4 2023 up 9.3% flat
18 Cameroon 61.2 2023 up 22.6% rising
19 Lesotho 59.9 2023 up 20.5% rising
20 Togo 58.5 2023 down 3.1% falling
21 Tanzania, United Republic of 58 2023 up 18.9% rising
22 Jamaica 56.4 2023 up 16.8% rising
23 Namibia 55.9 2023 up 5.1% rising
24 Gambia 54.8 2023 up 4.0% rising
25 Uganda 54.6 2023 down 17.6% falling
26 Botswana 53.9 2023 up 16.2% rising
27 Niger 50.9 2023 up 1.8% flat
28 Guatemala 48.8 2023 up 14.3% rising
29 El Salvador 45.5 2023 up 7.8% rising
30 Zambia 45.3 2023 down 11.5% falling
31 Ghana 44.5 2023 up 16.2% rising
32 Dominican Republic 43.8 2023 down 19.2% falling
33 Kiribati 42.9 2023 up 4.6% flat
34 Lebanon 42.4 2023 up 188.4% rising
35 Pakistan 42.1 2023 up 198.6% rising
36 Burkina Faso 41.4 2023 up 6.4% rising
37 Honduras 41.3 2023 down 0.7% rising
38 Peru 41 2023 up 34.9% rising
39 Cambodia 40 2023 up 1.0% rising
40 Iran 38.8 2023 down 19.2% falling
41 Côte d'Ivoire 38.4 2023 up 12.6% rising
42 Nepal 36.6 2023 up 24.1% rising
43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.6 2023 rising
44 Libya 35.1 2023 up 20.6% rising
45 Argentina 33.8 2023 up 76.0% rising
46 Ecuador 33.3 2023 up 60.9% rising
47 Albania 33 2023 down 14.9% falling
48 Philippines 32.9 2023 down 20.1% falling
49 Myanmar 32.7 2023 rising
50 Ukraine 32.5 2023 up 64.1% rising
51 Cape Verde 32.1 2023 down 14.9% falling
52 Mauritius 31.1 2023 up 139.2% rising
53 Egypt 30.8 2023 up 10.8% flat
54 Senegal 29.1 2023 down 25.4% falling
55 Colombia 27.8 2023 up 39.7% rising
56 Palestine, State of 27 2023 up 2.7% flat
57 Georgia 26.6 2023 down 16.4% falling
58 Paraguay 26.2 2022 up 215.7% rising
59 Tunisia 25.4 2023 up 39.6% rising
60 Republic of Moldova 25.1 2023 up 30.1% rising
60 Tajikistan 25.1 2023 up 31.4% rising
62 Uzbekistan 24.4 2023 up 117.9% rising
63 South Africa 20.7 2023 up 19.0% rising
64 Mali 20.6 2023 down 20.5% falling
65 Mexico 19.3 2023 down 22.5% falling
66 Chile 19.2 2023 up 77.8% rising
67 Romania 18.6 2023 down 3.6% rising
67 Samoa 18.6 2023 down 21.2% falling
69 Algeria 17.6 2023 down 23.1% falling
70 Grenada 17.3 2023 down 26.7% falling
70 New Zealand 17.3 2023 up 73.0% rising
72 Malaysia 16.7 2023 down 4.0% flat
73 Uruguay 16.2 2023 up 21.8% rising
74 Hungary 15.6 2023 up 38.1% rising
75 Costa Rica 15.4 2023 up 26.2% rising
76 North Macedonia 15.2 2023 unchanged rising
77 Azerbaijan 14 2023 up 137.3% rising
78 Australia 13.8 2023 up 27.8% rising
79 Brazil 13.5 2023 up 1.5% rising
80 Finland 13.4 2023 up 44.1% rising
81 Portugal 11.9 2023 down 19.0% falling
82 Bulgaria 11.6 2023 down 22.1% flat
83 Sri Lanka 11.2 2023 up 89.8% rising
83 Latvia 11.2 2023 up 13.1% rising
85 Estonia 10.8 2023 up 13.7% rising
86 Viet Nam 10.7 2023 up 72.6% rising
87 Montenegro 10.4 2023 down 17.5% flat
88 United States 10.3 2023 down 1.9% flat
89 Canada 10.2 2023 up 104.0% rising
90 Czechia 10 2023 up 72.4% rising
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9 2023 up 3.1% rising
92 Singapore 9.5 2023 up 227.6% rising
92 Serbia 9.5 2023 down 16.7% flat
94 Israel 9.2 2023 down 20.7% falling
94 Malta 9.2 2023 up 58.6% rising
96 France 8.4 2023 up 23.5% rising
96 Kuwait 8.4 2023 down 33.3% falling
98 Slovenia 8.2 2023 down 33.3% falling
99 Belgium 8.1 2023 rising
100 Armenia 7.8 2023 down 54.4% falling
100 Iceland 7.8 2023 up 21.9% rising
100 Norway 7.8 2023 up 62.5% rising
103 Netherlands 7.5 2023 up 31.6% rising
103 Slovak Republic 7.5 2023 up 21.0% rising
105 Kyrgyzstan 7 2022 up 11.1% rising
106 Denmark 6.9 2023 up 16.9% rising
106 United Kingdom 6.9 2023 up 9.5% falling
106 Sweden 6.9 2023 up 53.3% rising
109 Greece 6.6 2023 down 58.2% falling
110 Spain 6.5 2023 down 8.5% falling
110 Lithuania 6.5 2023 down 57.5% falling
112 Croatia 6 2023 down 7.7% rising
113 Japan 5.8 2023 up 123.1% rising
114 Korea 5.4 2023 up 12.5% rising
114 Thailand 5.4 2023 up 14.9% rising
116 Ireland 4.8 2023 down 46.1% falling
116 Mongolia 4.8 2023 falling
118 Austria 4.7 2023 down 14.5% falling
119 Indonesia 4.5 2023 down 25.0% falling
120 Germany 4.1 2023 unchanged flat
121 Poland 3.4 2023 down 61.8% falling
122 Russia 2.8 2023 down 65.9% falling
123 Luxembourg 2.6 2023 down 44.7% falling
124 Switzerland 2 2023 down 58.3% falling
124 Kazakhstan 2 2023 down 4.8% falling
126 Belarus 1.1 2023 falling

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Indicator
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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