Share of population with severe food insecurity by country
Countries reporting
125
Highest
63.1
South Sudan
Lowest
0.5
Russia
Median
4.7
Years covered
9
2015β2023
Data points
1,042
What the numbers show
Share of population with severe food insecurity is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 63.1 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.5 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7, and the mean is 9.38.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 126.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,022.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 72.2%).
Share of population with severe food insecurity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 63.1 | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 55.6 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 45.4 | 2023 | β | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 42.5 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 5 | Liberia | 37.1 | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 33.7 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 31 | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 30 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 28.1 | 2023 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 27.8 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 11 | Botswana | 26.1 | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 25.2 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 25.1 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 24.7 | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 14 | Lesotho | 24.7 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania | 24.4 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 24.3 | 2023 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 21.7 | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 19 | Guatemala | 21.3 | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 19 | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 17.9 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 22 | Madagascar | 17.8 | 2023 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 23 | Libya | 17.2 | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 17.2 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 15.4 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 25 | El Salvador | 15.4 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 15 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 14.9 | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 14.5 | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritania | 13.1 | 2023 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 12.8 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 12.3 | 2023 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 12.2 | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 12 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 11.9 | 2023 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 10.1 | 2023 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 10.1 | 2023 | up 1,022.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 9.9 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 39 | Tunisia | 9.6 | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 9.4 | 2023 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 8.5 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 8.4 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.4 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 45 | Niger | 7.6 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 7.3 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 47 | Myanmar | 7.2 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 7 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 6.6 | 2022 | up 450.0% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine | 6.3 | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 51 | Georgia | 6.2 | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 6.1 | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 53 | Iran | 5.9 | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 54 | Kiribati | 5.8 | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 54 | Malaysia | 5.8 | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 56 | Laos | 5.6 | 2023 | β | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 5.6 | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 58 | Moldova | 5.4 | 2023 | up 237.5% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 5.3 | 2023 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 5.2 | 2023 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 5 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 4.9 | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 63 | Grenada | 4.7 | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 4.5 | 2023 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Samoa | 4.5 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 4.3 | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 4 | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 68 | Australia | 3.7 | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 69 | Chile | 3.6 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 3.6 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 71 | Singapore | 3.5 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Brazil | 3.4 | 2023 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 3.4 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 3.4 | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 3.3 | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 76 | Portugal | 3.1 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 77 | Philippines | 3 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Finland | 2.9 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 2.9 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 2.7 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | France | 2.7 | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 2.7 | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 84 | Mali | 2.6 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 85 | Sweden | 2.5 | 2023 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 2.4 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 86 | Denmark | 2.4 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 88 | Vietnam | 2.2 | 2023 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ireland | 2.1 | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 89 | Iceland | 2.1 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 89 | Malta | 2.1 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 93 | Canada | 1.9 | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 93 | Latvia | 1.9 | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | 1.8 | 2023 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 1.6 | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 1.6 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 99 | Austria | 1.5 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 99 | Greece | 1.5 | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 1.5 | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 102 | Spain | 1.4 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 102 | Slovakia | 1.4 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 1.3 | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 105 | Germany | 1.2 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 1.2 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 107 | Switzerland | 1.1 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 107 | Estonia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 107 | Japan | 1.1 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 107 | South Korea | 1.1 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 113 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 113 | United States | 1 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 115 | Israel | 0.9 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.9 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Thailand | 0.8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 118 | Mongolia | 0.7 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 0.6 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.6 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 0.5 | 2023 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 0.5 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 121 | Indonesia | 0.5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 121 | Poland | 0.5 | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 121 | Russia | 0.5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |