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Moderate/Severe Food Insecurity

The percentage of the total population estimated to be experiencing difficulties in obtaining sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for healthy living. Moderate food insecurity implies compromised food quality and quantity, accompanied by concerns about food access due to financial constraints. Severe food insecurity extends to individuals who have entirely depleted their food supply, even going without meals for days. Data presented are the three-year average between 2020 and 2022 and are from the FAO.

Moderate/Severe Food Insecurity

Moderate/Severe Food Insecurity

Geography Moderate/Severe Food Insecurity
WORLD N/A
AFRICA 59
NORTHERN AFRICA 32
Algeria 19
Egypt 29
Libya 40
Morocco N/A
Sudan 52
Tunisia 29
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 64
Benin 74
Burkina Faso 57
Cape Verde 37
Cote d'Ivoire 40
Gambia 61
Ghana 39
Guinea 73
GuineaBissau 78
Liberia 81
Mali N/A
Mauritania 54
Niger 71
Nigeria 70
Senegal 50
Sierra Leone 89
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 68
Burundi N/A
Comoros 80
Djibouti 49
Eritrea N/A
Ethiopia 58
Kenya 72
Madagascar 65
Malawi 82
Mauritius 32
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 75
Reunion N/A
Rwanda N/A
Seychelles 15
Somalia 80
South Sudan 87
Tanzania 59
Uganda 74
Zambia 73
Zimbabwe 74
MIDDLE AFRICA 75
Angola 79
Cameroon 59
Central African Republic 81
Chad N/A
Congo 88
Congo DR 77
Equatorial Guinea N/A
Gabon N/A
Sao Tome and Principe 55
SOUTHERN AFRICA 25
Botswana 56
eSwatini 67
Lesotho 57
Namibia 58
South Africa 20
NORTHERN AMERICA 8
Canada 8
United States 8
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 39
CENTRAL AMERICA 34
Belize 46
Costa Rica 16
El Salvador 48
Guatemala 60
Honduras 56
Mexico 28
Nicaragua N/A
Panama N/A
CARIBBEAN N/A
Antigua and Barbuda 33
Bahamas 17
Barbados 31
Cuba N/A
Curacao N/A
Dominica N/A
Dominican Republic 52
Grenada 21
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 83
Jamaica 54
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis 30
St. Lucia 20
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 33
Trinidad and Tobago 43
SOUTH AMERICA N/A
Argentina 37
Bolivia N/A
Brazil 33
Chile 18
Colombia N/A
Ecuador 37
French Guiana N/A
Guyana N/A
Paraguay 26
Peru N/A
Suriname 36
Uruguay 15
Venezuela N/A
ASIA N/A
WESTERN ASIA N/A
Armenia 7
Azerbaijan 10
Bahrain N/A
Cyprus N/A
Georgia 37
Iraq N/A
Israel 13
Jordan N/A
Kuwait 11
Lebanon 37
Oman N/A
Palestinian Territory 28
Qatar N/A
Saudi Arabia N/A
Syria N/A
Turkey N/A
United Arab Emirates 10
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 18
Kazakhstan 2
Kyrgyzstan 7
Tajikistan N/A
Turkmenistan N/A
Uzbekistan 26
SOUTH ASIA N/A
Afghanistan 79
Bangladesh 31
Bhutan N/A
India N/A
Iran 41
Maldives 13
Nepal 37
Pakistan 42
Sri Lanka 11
SOUTHEAST ASIA 17
Brunei N/A
Cambodia 51
Indonesia 5
Laos 34
Malaysia 16
Myanmar 29
Philippines 45
Singapore 7
Thailand 7
Timor Leste N/A
Vietnam 9
EAST ASIA N/A
China N/A
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan 4
Korea, North N/A
Korea, South 6
Mongolia 6
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE 8
NORTHERN EUROPE 5
Denmark 7
Estonia 9
Finland 11
Iceland 6
Ireland 5
Latvia 9
Lithuania 9
Norway 5
Sweden 5
United Kingdom 4
WESTERN EUROPE 5
Austria 4
Belgium 6
France 7
Germany 4
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg 3
Monaco N/A
Netherlands 5
Switzerland 2
EASTERN EUROPE 11
Belarus N/A
Bulgaria 16
Czechia 9
Hungary 13
Moldova 24
Poland 8
Romania 16
Russia 5
Slovakia 8
Ukraine 28
SOUTHERN EUROPE 9
Albania 30
Andorra N/A
Bosnia Herzegovina 10
Croatia 10
Greece 6
Italy 6
Kosovo N/A
Malta 7
Montenegro 13
North Macedonia 24
Portugal 12
San Marino N/A
Serbia 15
Slovenia 7
Spain 8
OCEANIA 13
Australia 11
Federated States of Micronesia N/A
Fiji 24
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati 41
Marshall Islands N/A
Nauru N/A
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand 15
Palau N/A
Papua New Guinea N/A
Samoa 24
Solomon Islands N/A
Tonga 18
Tuvalu N/A
Vanuatu 23
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Geography Moderate/Severe Food Insecurity
WORLD N/A
AFRICA 59
NORTHERN AFRICA 32
Algeria 19
Egypt 29
Libya 40
Morocco N/A
Sudan 52
Tunisia 29
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 64
Benin 74
Burkina Faso 57
Cape Verde 37
Cote d'Ivoire 40
Gambia 61
Ghana 39
Guinea 73
GuineaBissau 78
Liberia 81
Mali N/A
Mauritania 54
Niger 71
Nigeria 70
Senegal 50
Sierra Leone 89
Togo 63
EASTERN AFRICA 68
Burundi N/A
Comoros 80
Djibouti 49
Eritrea N/A
Ethiopia 58
Kenya 72
Madagascar 65
Malawi 82
Mauritius 32
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 75
Reunion N/A
Rwanda N/A
Seychelles 15
Somalia 80
South Sudan 87
Tanzania 59
Uganda 74
Zambia 73
Zimbabwe 74
MIDDLE AFRICA 75
Angola 79
Cameroon 59
Central African Republic 81
Chad N/A
Congo 88
Congo DR 77
Equatorial Guinea N/A
Gabon N/A
Sao Tome and Principe 55
SOUTHERN AFRICA 25
Botswana 56
eSwatini 67
Lesotho 57
Namibia 58
South Africa 20
NORTHERN AMERICA 8
Canada 8
United States 8
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 39
CENTRAL AMERICA 34
Belize 46
Costa Rica 16
El Salvador 48
Guatemala 60
Honduras 56
Mexico 28
Nicaragua N/A
Panama N/A
CARIBBEAN N/A
Antigua and Barbuda 33
Bahamas 17
Barbados 31
Cuba N/A
Curacao N/A
Dominica N/A
Dominican Republic 52
Grenada 21
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 83
Jamaica 54
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis 30
St. Lucia 20
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 33
Trinidad and Tobago 43
SOUTH AMERICA N/A
Argentina 37
Bolivia N/A
Brazil 33
Chile 18
Colombia N/A
Ecuador 37
French Guiana N/A
Guyana N/A
Paraguay 26
Peru N/A
Suriname 36
Uruguay 15
Venezuela N/A
ASIA N/A
WESTERN ASIA N/A
Armenia 7
Azerbaijan 10
Bahrain N/A
Cyprus N/A
Georgia 37
Iraq N/A
Israel 13
Jordan N/A
Kuwait 11
Lebanon 37
Oman N/A
Palestinian Territory 28
Qatar N/A
Saudi Arabia N/A
Syria N/A
Turkey N/A
United Arab Emirates 10
Yemen 67
CENTRAL ASIA 18
Kazakhstan 2
Kyrgyzstan 7
Tajikistan N/A
Turkmenistan N/A
Uzbekistan 26
SOUTH ASIA N/A
Afghanistan 79
Bangladesh 31
Bhutan N/A
India N/A
Iran 41
Maldives 13
Nepal 37
Pakistan 42
Sri Lanka 11
SOUTHEAST ASIA 17
Brunei N/A
Cambodia 51
Indonesia 5
Laos 34
Malaysia 16
Myanmar 29
Philippines 45
Singapore 7
Thailand 7
Timor Leste N/A
Vietnam 9
EAST ASIA N/A
China N/A
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan 4
Korea, North N/A
Korea, South 6
Mongolia 6
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE 8
NORTHERN EUROPE 5
Denmark 7
Estonia 9
Finland 11
Iceland 6
Ireland 5
Latvia 9
Lithuania 9
Norway 5
Sweden 5
United Kingdom 4
WESTERN EUROPE 5
Austria 4
Belgium 6
France 7
Germany 4
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg 3
Monaco N/A
Netherlands 5
Switzerland 2
EASTERN EUROPE 11
Belarus N/A
Bulgaria 16
Czechia 9
Hungary 13
Moldova 24
Poland 8
Romania 16
Russia 5
Slovakia 8
Ukraine 28
SOUTHERN EUROPE 9
Albania 30
Andorra N/A
Bosnia Herzegovina 10
Croatia 10
Greece 6
Italy 6
Kosovo N/A
Malta 7
Montenegro 13
North Macedonia 24
Portugal 12
San Marino N/A
Serbia 15
Slovenia 7
Spain 8
OCEANIA 13
Australia 11
Federated States of Micronesia N/A
Fiji 24
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati 41
Marshall Islands N/A
Nauru N/A
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand 15
Palau N/A
Papua New Guinea N/A
Samoa 24
Solomon Islands N/A
Tonga 18
Tuvalu N/A
Vanuatu 23

Endnotes

Sources

2023 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

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