Agriculture & Rural in Central Asia and Southern Asia 161 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Central Asia and Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 34.6 % 2023 up 25.4% 15th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 35.7 % 2023 up 24.0% 14th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 37.4 % 2023 up 18.7% 14th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (female) (15 years old and) 15.2 % 2025 up 9.4% 8th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 32.6 % 2023 up 34.7% 15th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 31.1 % 2023 up 38.2% 15th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 34 % 2023 up 30.3% 15th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 264,669 1000 No 2025 up 25.9% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 263,311 1000 No 2025 up 38.0% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 250,543 1000 No 2025 up 30.3% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 247,982 1000 No 2025 up 43.1% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 16.9 % 2023 up 17.4% 11th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 16.4 % 2023 up 23.3% 10th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 770.4 million No 2023 up 35.2% 5th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (female) (15 years old and) 13.8 % 2025 up 16.0% 9th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 17.9 % 2023 up 13.3% 10th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 15 % 2023 up 29.3% 12th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (male) (15 years old and) 12.9 % 2025 up 31.6% 10th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (both sexes or no) 13.3 % 2025 up 24.3% 10th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 734.6 million No 2023 up 41.3% 5th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 236,417 1000 No 2025 up 35.7% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 15.7 % 2023 up 25.6% 12th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 698.8 million No 2023 up 48.7% 5th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 16.6 % 2023 up 20.3% 10th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 288.9 million No 2023 up 38.0% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 232,653 1000 No 2025 up 49.3% 3rd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 276 million No 2023 up 45.3% 3rd Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 275.9 million No 2023 up 44.1% 3rd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 262.1 million No 2023 up 51.9% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 15.3 % 2023 up 29.7% 12th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 347,653 1000 No 2025 up 23.9% 2nd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 13.7 % 2023 up 39.8% 12th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 14.4 % 2023 up 34.6% 12th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 262.9 million No 2023 up 51.5% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 317,616 1000 No 2025 up 29.9% 3rd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 248.2 million No 2023 up 60.0% 4th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 363.4 million No 2023 up 30.1% 3rd 14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP — Value 0.17 % 2023 down 32.0% 10th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 287,578 1000 No 2025 up 37.9% 3rd Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 336 million No 2023 up 38.0% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 127,660 1000 No 2025 up 38.4% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 130,567 1000 No 2025 up 23.6% 2nd Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 308.5 million No 2023 up 48.5% 4th Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) 13 % 2024 down 9.7% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 116,265 1000 No 2025 up 45.5% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 119,253 1000 No 2025 up 29.1% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 130.4 million No 2023 up 41.9% 3rd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 107,938 1000 No 2025 up 36.3% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 104,871 1000 No 2025 up 55.1% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 138.4 million No 2023 up 31.7% 3rd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 119.8 million No 2023 up 50.5% 3rd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 128.3 million No 2023 up 39.6% 3rd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 118.3 million No 2023 up 50.1% 3rd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 109.2 million No 2023 up 62.0% 3rd Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value 24.6 million No 2024 down 13.4% 3rd Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value 8.9 million No 2020 down 16.0% 3rd Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value 9.1 % 2025 down 32.6% 16th Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value 197 million No 2025 down 24.7% 6th 14.6.1 International instruments to combat IUU fishing — Value 4 No 2026 up 33.3% 9th 14.b.1 Protection of access rights for small-scale fisheries — Value 4 No 2026 up 33.3% 12th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →