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Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (3-year avg)

% · lower is better · 157 countries

FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Belarus1%
  2. 2Kazakhstan1.4%
  3. 2Cyprus1.4%
  4. 3Italy1.7%
  5. 4Luxembourg2.6%
  6. 4Switzerland2.6%
  7. 4Russian Federation2.6%
  8. 5Poland2.7%
  9. 6Germany4.1%
  10. 7Indonesia4.2%
  11. 7United Arab Emirates4.2%
  12. 8Austria4.4%
  13. 9Thailand4.5%
  14. 10Mongolia4.7%
  15. 11Croatia4.9%
  16. 12Korea, Rep.5.8%
  17. 13Japan6.1%
  18. 14Ireland6.2%
  19. 14Denmark6.2%
  20. 15Serbia6.7%
  21. 15Lithuania6.7%
  22. 16Armenia7.1%
  23. 16Greece7.1%
  24. 17Slovak Republic7.3%
  25. 18United Kingdom7.4%
  26. 18Kyrgyz Republic7.4%
  27. 18Spain7.4%
  28. 19Norway7.6%
  29. 19Slovenia7.6%
  30. 20Iceland7.9%
  31. 20Sweden7.9%
  32. 21Bosnia and Herzegovina8.7%
  33. 22Netherlands8.9%
  34. 22Israel8.9%
  35. 23Malta9%
  36. 23Montenegro9%
  37. 24Czechia9.1%
  38. 25North Macedonia9.2%
  39. 26Belgium9.3%
  40. 27France9.4%
  41. 27Viet Nam9.4%
  42. 27Kuwait9.4%
  43. 28Brazil9.6%
  44. 29Sri Lanka10.1%
  45. 29Singapore10.1%
  46. 30Bulgaria10.5%
  47. 30Canada10.5%
  48. 31United States10.7%
  49. 32Portugal11%
  50. 33Latvia11.7%
  51. 34Belize12.8%
  52. 35Estonia13.1%
  53. 36Finland13.3%
  54. 37Costa Rica13.9%
  55. 38Azerbaijan14.6%
  56. 39Australia15.1%
  57. 40Romania15.2%
  58. 41Malaysia15.4%
  59. 42Uruguay15.5%
  60. 43Chile16%
  61. 44Mexico16.5%
  62. 44Grenada16.5%
  63. 45Hungary16.9%
  64. 46Algeria17.6%
  65. 47New Zealand17.9%
  66. 48Samoa18.2%
  67. 49Mali20.6%
  68. 50South Africa20.9%
  69. 51Georgia22.8%
  70. 52Pakistan22.9%
  71. 53Tajikistan24%
  72. 54Tunisia24.2%
  73. 55Guyana25.5%
  74. 56Paraguay25.8%
  75. 57Bangladesh26.2%
  76. 58Moldova26.4%
  77. 59Trinidad and Tobago27.6%
  78. 60Senegal27.7%
  79. 61Colombia28%
  80. 62Palau28.1%
  81. 63Mauritius28.2%
  82. 64Bolivia29.6%
  83. 65Egypt, Arab Rep.29.9%
  84. 66Ecuador31.1%
  85. 67Myanmar31.3%
  86. 68Libya31.6%
  87. 69Argentina31.7%
  88. 70Albania31.8%
  89. 71Ukraine32%
  90. 72Cabo Verde32.1%
  91. 73Philippines32.7%
  92. 74Peru33.6%
  93. 75Lao PDR34.4%
  94. 76Nepal35%
  95. 77Cambodia36.4%
  96. 78Iran, Islamic Rep.37.7%
  97. 79Cote d'Ivoire37.9%
  98. 80Honduras39.3%
  99. 81Burkina Faso41.2%
  100. 82Dominican Republic41.3%
  101. 83El Salvador41.7%
  102. 84Ghana43.5%
  103. 85Kiribati43.9%
  104. 86Lebanon44.3%
  105. 87Zambia45.8%
  106. 88Gambia, The47.2%
  107. 89Guatemala49%
  108. 90Niger50.3%
  109. 91Uganda51.6%
  110. 92Botswana52%
  111. 93Namibia54%
  112. 94Jamaica55.8%
  113. 95Togo56.3%
  114. 96Tanzania57%
  115. 97Ethiopia60.1%
  116. 98Cameroon60.9%
  117. 99Madagascar61.1%
  118. 100Lesotho61.6%
  119. 101Eswatini61.7%
  120. 102Chad65%
  121. 103Mauritania65.1%
  122. 104Benin65.6%
  123. 105Zimbabwe70.1%
  124. 106Burundi70.8%
  125. 107Kenya71.7%
  126. 108Yemen, Rep.74.4%
  127. 109Angola75.4%
  128. 110Nigeria76.5%
  129. 111Afghanistan77.8%
  130. 112Liberia79%
  131. 113Malawi81.6%
  132. 114Congo, Dem. Rep.81.7%
  133. 115Haiti83.5%
  134. 116Sierra Leone88.1%
  135. 117South Sudan88.8%

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (3-year avg)