Prevalence of severe food insecurity (3-year average) in Africa

38 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
2.4 %
Mali
Median country
16.8 %
half above, half below
World
9.8 %
FAO aggregate
Range
2.4 to 62.9
Mali - South Sudan

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Across 38 countries in Africa, the highest value is in South Sudan (62.9 %) and the lowest in Mali (2.4 %).

The median country is at 16.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. Accessed on 24 September 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Severe food insecurity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Mali2.4
2Senegal3.5
3Algeria4.9
4Cabo Verde6.4
5Burkina Faso7.3
6Niger7.4
7Tunisia7.7
8Côte d'Ivoire7.9
9South Africa8.4
10Ghana8.8
11Togo9.2
12Egypt11.7
13Mauritius12.2
14Mauritania12.5
15Uganda12.7
16Benin13.1
17Libya15.1
18Angola16.2
19Ethiopia16.6
20Madagascar16.9
21Zambia17.2
22The Gambia17.6
23Botswana20.4
24Burundi20.9
25Tanzania22.9
26Cameroon23.9
27Lesotho24.3
28Eswatini25.0
29Chad25.2
30Zimbabwe25.3
31Nigeria26.4
32Kenya26.5
33Namibia28.1
34Sierra Leone31.9
35Liberia35.5
36Democratic Republic of the Congo43.9
37Malawi58.1
38South Sudan62.9
FAO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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