Agriculture & Rural in Lower-middle-income economies 111 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Lower-middle-income economies. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) 9.5 % 2024 down 11.2% 3rd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 179.2 million No 2023 up 52.9% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 190.3 million No 2023 up 43.7% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 168.6 million No 2023 up 60.7% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 180.1 million No 2023 up 51.1% 2nd Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 188.46 2026 up 74.2% 9th Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average — Value 893.93 2026 up 702.7% 5th Food price inflation, median — Value 3.87 % 2026 down 28.0% 9th Food price inflation, weighted average — Value 7.36 % 2026 down 7.7% 11th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 170 million No 2023 up 60.2% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 157.9 million No 2023 up 70.3% 2nd Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value 29.3 million No 2024 down 12.0% 2nd Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value 12.4 million No 2020 down 11.4% 2nd Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value 10.8 % 2025 down 17.6% 13th Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value 340.8 million No 2025 down 6.0% 2nd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 15.1 % 2025 up 26.9% 9th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 16.1 % 2025 up 22.0% 10th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 14.6 % 2025 up 31.5% 10th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 15.6 % 2025 up 25.8% 11th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 16.4 % 2025 up 16.3% 11th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 36.8 % 2025 up 26.5% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 35.6 % 2025 up 30.4% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 38.1 % 2025 up 23.3% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 35 % 2025 up 30.1% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 33.6 % 2025 up 33.9% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 36.4 % 2025 up 26.4% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 36.6 % 2025 up 21.2% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 35.3 % 2025 up 24.7% 10th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 37.9 % 2025 up 17.7% 10th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 477.7 million No 2025 up 44.8% 2nd Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 447.5 million No 2025 up 52.3% 2nd Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 507.9 million No 2025 up 38.8% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 164.6 million No 2025 up 57.4% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 153.2 million No 2025 up 66.0% 2nd Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 176 million No 2025 up 50.6% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 1,164 million No 2025 up 44.7% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 1,125 million No 2025 up 49.1% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 1,203 million No 2025 up 40.8% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 395.1 million No 2025 up 56.1% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 379.7 million No 2025 up 61.2% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 410.5 million No 2025 up 51.6% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 406.3 million No 2025 up 45.7% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 392 million No 2025 up 50.2% 2nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 420.5 million No 2025 up 41.6% 2nd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 13.6 % 2025 up 38.8% 9th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 15.4 % 2025 up 21.3% 10th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 170.6 million No 2025 up 45.6% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 159.3 million No 2025 up 53.3% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 182 million No 2025 up 39.6% 2nd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 14.2 % 2025 up 34.0% 9th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 14.3 % 2025 up 26.5% 9th ← Previous Page 2 of 2