Severe food insecurity worldwide by region 2022 | Statista

In 2022, 11 percent of the global population experienced severe food insecurity, an increase from 7.7 percent in 2014. The share of people suffering from hunger increased in almost all of the world regions, but Africa is by far the region the most affected by severe food insecurity. There, prevalence of severe food insecurity increased by almost five percentage points from 2018 to 2022.

Prevalence of severe food insecurity worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by region

Characteristic	World	Africa	Asia	Latin America and the Caribbean	Oceania	Northern America and Europe
2022	11.3%	24%	9.7%	12.6%	3.4%	1.5%
2021	11.7%	23.8%	10.4%	13.9%	4.5%	1.5%
2020	10.8%	22.4%	9.6%	12.5%	2.6%	1.2%
2019	9.3%	20.2%	8.1%	9.7%	3.8%	0.9%
2018	9%	19.3%	8.1%	9.4%	3.7%	1%
2017	8.2%	20%	6.5%	9.7%	4.1%	1.2%
2016	7.9%	19.2%	6.4%	8.8%	3.3%	1.3%
2015	7.6%	17.2%	6.6%	7.3%	2.6%	1.4%
2014	7.7%	16.7%	7.1%	7.5%	2.5%	1.4%

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July 2023

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