Food insecurity — all countries

Food insecurity — Kyrgyzstan

Food insecurity in Kyrgyzstan in 2022 — 7%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 145. Since 2017, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2022 7% +0.1 pp vs 2021
World rank 23of 145
Period maximum 7%2022
Period minimum 6.3%2017

Trend over time

2017–2022 · % of population

Food insecurity — Kyrgyzstan, 2017–20226.26.46.66.872017201820192020202120222017: 6.3%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.4%2020: 6.6%2021: 6.9%2022: 7%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 7%
World 28.5%
Central Asia computed 17.9%
Food insecurity — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 7 +0.1 pp
2021 6.9 +0.3 pp
2020 6.6 +0.2 pp
2019 6.4 +0.1 pp
2018 6.3 +0 pp
2017 6.3

Central Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.