Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (3-year average) in Europe

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

First in the ranking
1.0 %
Median country
7.9 %
half above, half below
World
26.8 %
FAO aggregate
Range
1.0 to 32.0
Belarus - Ukraine

How to read it

Across 38 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Ukraine (32.0 %) and the lowest in Belarus (1.0 %).

The median country is at 7.9 %: 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

Food insecurity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Belarus1.0
2Italy1.7
3Switzerland2.6
4Luxembourg2.6
5Russia2.6
6Poland2.7
7Germany4.1
8Austria4.4
9Croatia4.9
10Denmark6.2
11Ireland6.2
12Lithuania6.7
13Serbia6.7
14Greece7.1
15Slovakia7.3
16Spain7.4
17United Kingdom7.4
18Slovenia7.6
19Iceland7.9
20Sweden7.9
21Bosnia and Herzegovina8.7
22Netherlands8.9
23Malta9.0
24Montenegro9.0
25Czechia9.1
26North Macedonia9.2
27Belgium9.3
28France9.4
29Bulgaria10.5
30Portugal11.0
31Latvia11.7
32Estonia13.1
33Finland13.3
34Romania15.2
35Hungary16.9
36Moldova26.4
37Albania31.8
38Ukraine32.0
FAO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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