Skip to content
wworldgovdata
agriculture

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population

% · higher is better · 157 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
JSONCSV
Related rankingsLand areaCountry areaLife expectancy at birthLand area (sq. km)Surface area (sq. km)Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)Rural land area (sq. km)Urban land area (sq. km)

League table

134 shown
  1. 1Sierra Leone89.8%
  2. 2South Sudan88.1%
  3. 3Haiti83.2%
  4. 4Malawi81.7%
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.81.5%
  6. 6Afghanistan80.8%
  7. 6Liberia80.8%
  8. 7Comoros79.7%
  9. 8Nigeria74.8%
  10. 9Kenya73.9%
  11. 10Yemen, Rep.73%
  12. 11Madagascar72.6%
  13. 12Burundi70.8%
  14. 13Zimbabwe68.8%
  15. 14Chad66.3%
  16. 14Mauritania66.3%
  17. 15Benin65.6%
  18. 16Ethiopia61.4%
  19. 17Cameroon61.2%
  20. 18Lesotho59.9%
  21. 19Eswatini59%
  22. 20Togo58.5%
  23. 21Tanzania58%
  24. 22Jamaica56.4%
  25. 23Namibia55.9%
  26. 24Gambia, The54.8%
  27. 25Uganda54.6%
  28. 26Botswana53.9%
  29. 27Niger50.9%
  30. 28Djibouti49.2%
  31. 29Guatemala48.8%
  32. 30El Salvador45.5%
  33. 31Zambia45.3%
  34. 32Ghana44.5%
  35. 33Dominican Republic43.8%
  36. 34Kiribati42.9%
  37. 35Lebanon42.4%
  38. 36Pakistan42.1%
  39. 37Burkina Faso41.4%
  40. 38Honduras41.3%
  41. 39Peru41%
  42. 40Cambodia40%
  43. 41Iran, Islamic Rep.38.8%
  44. 42Cote d'Ivoire38.4%
  45. 43Nepal36.6%
  46. 44Lao PDR35.6%
  47. 45Libya35.1%
  48. 46Argentina33.8%
  49. 47Ecuador33.3%
  50. 48Albania33%
  51. 49Philippines32.9%
  52. 50Myanmar32.7%
  53. 51Ukraine32.5%
  54. 52Cabo Verde32.1%
  55. 53Mauritius31.1%
  56. 54Egypt, Arab Rep.30.8%
  57. 55Senegal29.1%
  58. 56Palau28.1%
  59. 57Colombia27.8%
  60. 58Trinidad and Tobago27.6%
  61. 59West Bank and Gaza27%
  62. 60Georgia26.6%
  63. 61Guyana25.5%
  64. 62Tunisia25.4%
  65. 63Tajikistan25.1%
  66. 63Moldova25.1%
  67. 64Uzbekistan24.4%
  68. 65South Africa20.7%
  69. 66Mali20.6%
  70. 67Mexico19.3%
  71. 68Chile19.2%
  72. 69Samoa18.6%
  73. 69Romania18.6%
  74. 70Algeria17.6%
  75. 71Grenada17.3%
  76. 71New Zealand17.3%
  77. 72Malaysia16.7%
  78. 73Uruguay16.2%
  79. 74Hungary15.6%
  80. 75Costa Rica15.4%
  81. 76North Macedonia15.2%
  82. 77Azerbaijan14%
  83. 78Australia13.8%
  84. 79Brazil13.5%
  85. 79Antigua and Barbuda13.5%
  86. 80Finland13.4%
  87. 81Portugal11.9%
  88. 82Bulgaria11.6%
  89. 83Latvia11.2%
  90. 83Sri Lanka11.2%
  91. 84Estonia10.8%
  92. 85Viet Nam10.7%
  93. 86Montenegro10.4%
  94. 87United States10.3%
  95. 88Canada10.2%
  96. 89Czechia10%
  97. 90Bosnia and Herzegovina9.9%
  98. 91Serbia9.5%
  99. 91Singapore9.5%
  100. 92Israel9.2%
  101. 92Malta9.2%
  102. 93Kuwait8.4%
  103. 93France8.4%
  104. 94Slovenia8.2%
  105. 95Belgium8.1%
  106. 96Iceland7.8%
  107. 96Norway7.8%
  108. 96Armenia7.8%
  109. 97Slovak Republic7.5%
  110. 97Netherlands7.5%
  111. 98United Kingdom6.9%
  112. 98Sweden6.9%
  113. 98Denmark6.9%
  114. 99Greece6.6%
  115. 100Spain6.5%
  116. 100Lithuania6.5%
  117. 101Croatia6%
  118. 102Japan5.8%
  119. 103Korea, Rep.5.4%
  120. 103Thailand5.4%
  121. 104Mongolia4.8%
  122. 104Ireland4.8%
  123. 105Austria4.7%
  124. 106Indonesia4.5%
  125. 107Germany4.1%
  126. 108United Arab Emirates3.6%
  127. 109Poland3.4%
  128. 110Russian Federation2.8%
  129. 111Luxembourg2.6%
  130. 112Kazakhstan2%
  131. 112Switzerland2%
  132. 113Italy1.7%
  133. 114Cyprus1.4%
  134. 115Belarus1.1%

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population