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Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)

· higher is better · 157 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023
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  1. 1Sierra Leone89.8
  2. 2South Sudan88.1
  3. 3Haiti83.2
  4. 4Malawi81.7
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.81.5
  6. 6Liberia80.8
  7. 6Afghanistan80.8
  8. 7Comoros79.7
  9. 8Nigeria74.8
  10. 9Kenya73.9
  11. 10Yemen, Rep.73
  12. 11Madagascar72.6
  13. 12Burundi70.8
  14. 13Zimbabwe68.8
  15. 14Mauritania66.3
  16. 14Chad66.3
  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. 69Romania18.6
  73. 69Samoa18.6
  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. 79Antigua and Barbuda13.5
  85. 79Brazil13.5
  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. 91Singapore9.5
  99. 91Serbia9.5
  100. 92Israel9.2
  101. 92Malta9.2
  102. 93Kuwait8.4
  103. 93France8.4
  104. 94Slovenia8.2
  105. 95Belgium8.1
  106. 96Norway7.8
  107. 96Iceland7.8
  108. 96Armenia7.8
  109. 97Slovak Republic7.5
  110. 97Netherlands7.5
  111. 98Denmark6.9
  112. 98Sweden6.9
  113. 98United Kingdom6.9
  114. 99Greece6.6
  115. 100Lithuania6.5
  116. 100Spain6.5
  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. 112Switzerland2
  131. 112Kazakhstan2
  132. 113Italy1.7
  133. 114Cyprus1.4
  134. 115Belarus1.1

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)