Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 157
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2023 | 80.80 | percent |
| Albania | 2023 | 33 | percent |
| Algeria | 2023 | 17.60 | percent |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2023 | 13.50 | percent |
| Argentina | 2023 | 33.80 | percent |
| Armenia | 2023 | 7.80 | percent |
| Australia | 2023 | 13.80 | percent |
| Austria | 2023 | 4.70 | percent |
| Azerbaijan | 2023 | 14 | percent |
| Belarus | 2023 | 1.10 | percent |
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