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Food insecurity

The share of people who at least once during the year lacked money or access to food.

Unit: % of population Period: 2014–2024 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 30.8% Countries: 157

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2017 to 2023.

Food insecurity, 2017–2023

Top-20 · % of population

Food insecurity, 2017–202360708090Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 89.8%89.8Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 88.1%88.1South SudanSouth Sudan: 88.1%88.1HaitiHaiti: 83.2%83.2MalawiMalawi: 81.7%81.7Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 81.5%81.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 80.8%80.8LiberiaLiberia: 80.8%80.8ComorosComoros: 79.7%79.7SomaliaSomalia: 79.5%79.5AngolaAngola: 78.5%78.5NigeriaNigeria: 74.8%74.8KenyaKenya: 73.9%73.9YemenYemen: 73%73MadagascarMadagascar: 72.6%72.6BurundiBurundi: 70.8%70.8ZimbabweZimbabwe: 68.8%68.8ChadChad: 66.3%66.3MauritaniaMauritania: 66.3%66.3BeninBenin: 65.6%65.6

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Food insecurity — 2017–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SL Sierra Leone 89.8 2023 157
2 CF Central African Republic 88.1 2022 155
3 SS South Sudan 88.1 2023 155
4 HT Haiti 83.2 2023 154
5 MW Malawi 81.7 2023 153
6 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.5 2023 152
7 AF Afghanistan 80.8 2023 150
8 LR Liberia 80.8 2023 150
9 KM Comoros 79.7 2023 149
10 SO Somalia 79.5 2021 148
11 AO Angola 78.5 2021 147
12 NG Nigeria 74.8 2023 146
13 KE Kenya 73.9 2023 145
14 YE Yemen 73 2023 144
15 MG Madagascar 72.6 2023 143
16 BI Burundi 70.8 2023 142
17 ZW Zimbabwe 68.8 2023 141
18 TD Chad 66.3 2023 139
19 MR Mauritania 66.3 2023 139
20 BJ Benin 65.6 2023 138
21 GW Guinea-Bissau 62.5 2022 137
22 ET Ethiopia 61.4 2023 136
23 CM Cameroon 61.2 2023 135
24 LS Lesotho 59.9 2023 134
25 SZ Eswatini 59 2023 133
26 TG Togo 58.5 2023 132
27 TZ Tanzania 58 2023 131
28 PG Papua New Guinea 57.3 2019 130
29 JM Jamaica 56.4 2023 129
30 NA Namibia 55.9 2023 128
31 GM Gambia 54.8 2023 127
32 ST Sao Tome and Principe 54.6 2022 125
33 UG Uganda 54.6 2023 125
34 BW Botswana 53.9 2023 124
35 TL Timor-Leste 53.7 2021 123
36 NE Niger 50.9 2023 122
37 DJ Djibouti 49.2 2023 121
38 GT Guatemala 48.8 2023 120
39 BZ Belize 45.5 2021 118
40 SV El Salvador 45.5 2023 118
41 ZM Zambia 45.3 2023 117
42 GH Ghana 44.5 2023 116
43 DO Dominican Republic 43.8 2023 115
44 KI Kiribati 42.9 2023 114
45 LB Lebanon 42.4 2023 113
46 PK Pakistan 42.1 2023 112
47 BF Burkina Faso 41.4 2023 111
48 HN Honduras 41.3 2023 110
49 PE Peru 41 2023 109
50 KH Cambodia 40 2023 108
51 IR Iran 38.8 2023 107
52 CI Côte d'Ivoire 38.4 2023 106
53 NP Nepal 36.6 2023 105
54 SR Suriname 35.8 2022 104
55 LA Laos 35.6 2023 103
56 LY Libya 35.1 2023 102
57 DM Dominica 34.4 2022 101
58 AR Argentina 33.8 2023 100
59 EC Ecuador 33.3 2023 98
60 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.3 2019 98
61 AL Albania 33 2023 97
62 PH Philippines 32.9 2023 96
63 MM Myanmar 32.7 2023 95
64 UA Ukraine 32.5 2023 94
65 CV Cabo Verde 32.1 2023 93
66 BB Barbados 31.1 2022 91
67 MU Mauritius 31.1 2023 91
68 EG Egypt 30.8 2023 90
69 NR Nauru 29.9 2022 89
70 FJ Fiji 29.2 2022 88
71 SN Senegal 29.1 2023 87
72 PW Palau 28.1 2023 86
73 CO Colombia 27.8 2023 85
74 TT Trinidad and Tobago 27.6 2023 84
75 PS Palestine 27 2023 83
76 GE Georgia 26.6 2023 82
77 PY Paraguay 26.2 2022 81
78 GY Guyana 25.5 2023 80
79 TN Tunisia 25.4 2023 79
80 MD Moldova 25.1 2023 77
81 TJ Tajikistan 25.1 2023 77
82 UZ Uzbekistan 24.4 2023 76
83 VU Vanuatu 23.3 2020 75
84 LC Saint Lucia 22.2 2017 74
85 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.1 2020 73
86 ZA South Africa 20.7 2023 72
87 ML Mali 20.6 2023 71
88 MX Mexico 19.3 2023 70
89 CL Chile 19.2 2023 69
90 RO Romania 18.6 2023 67
91 WS Samoa 18.6 2023 67
92 DZ Algeria 17.6 2023 66
93 GD Grenada 17.3 2023 64
94 NZ New Zealand 17.3 2023 64
95 BS Bahamas 17.2 2022 63
96 MY Malaysia 16.7 2023 62
97 UY Uruguay 16.2 2023 61
98 HU Hungary 15.6 2023 60
99 CR Costa Rica 15.4 2023 59
100 MK North Macedonia 15.2 2023 58
101 TO Tonga 14.8 2022 57
102 SC Seychelles 14.3 2017 56
103 AZ Azerbaijan 14 2023 55
104 AU Australia 13.8 2023 54
105 AG Antigua and Barbuda 13.5 2023 52
106 BR Brazil 13.5 2023 52
107 FI Finland 13.4 2023 50
108 MV Maldives 13.4 2022 50
109 PT Portugal 11.9 2023 49
110 BG Bulgaria 11.6 2023 48
111 LV Latvia 11.2 2023 46
112 LK Sri Lanka 11.2 2023 46
113 EE Estonia 10.8 2023 45
114 VN Vietnam 10.7 2023 44
115 ME Montenegro 10.4 2023 43
116 US United States 10.3 2023 42
117 CA Canada 10.2 2023 41
118 CZ Czechia 10 2023 40
119 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9 2023 39
120 RS Serbia 9.5 2023 37
121 SG Singapore 9.5 2023 37
122 IL Israel 9.2 2023 35
123 MT Malta 9.2 2023 35
124 FR France 8.4 2023 33
125 KW Kuwait 8.4 2023 33
126 SI Slovenia 8.2 2023 32
127 BE Belgium 8.1 2023 31
128 AM Armenia 7.8 2023 28
129 IS Iceland 7.8 2023 28
130 NO Norway 7.8 2023 28
131 NL Netherlands 7.5 2023 26
132 SK Slovakia 7.5 2023 26
133 KG Kyrgyzstan 7 2022 25
134 DK Denmark 6.9 2023 22
135 SE Sweden 6.9 2023 22
136 GB United Kingdom 6.9 2023 22
137 GR Greece 6.6 2023 21
138 LT Lithuania 6.5 2023 19
139 ES Spain 6.5 2023 19
140 HR Croatia 6 2023 18
141 JP Japan 5.8 2023 17
142 KR South Korea 5.4 2023 15
143 TH Thailand 5.4 2023 15
144 IE Ireland 4.8 2023 13
145 MN Mongolia 4.8 2023 13
146 AT Austria 4.7 2023 12
147 ID Indonesia 4.5 2023 11
148 DE Germany 4.1 2023 10
149 AE United Arab Emirates 3.6 2023 9
150 PL Poland 3.4 2023 8
151 RU Russia 2.8 2023 7
152 LU Luxembourg 2.6 2023 6
153 KZ Kazakhstan 2 2023 4
154 CH Switzerland 2 2023 4
155 IT Italy 1.7 2023 3
156 CY Cyprus 1.4 2023 2
157 BY Belarus 1.1 2023 1
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Maximum 89.8%
Median 25.4%
Minimum 1.1%
World 28%

About the indicator

The share of the population that experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, on the FIES scale of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The indicator is built not on calories but on a survey: people are asked whether over the past year they had to eat less, skip meals or go without food for a whole day because of a lack of money. That is why it catches what undernourishment by calories misses — episodic shortage in countries where the average diet is sufficient.

Important: The moderate and severe forms together, so the values are substantially higher than those of the undernourishment indicator. Based on a survey rather than on a food balance sheet — this is an independent measurement, not a refinement.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
2014–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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