Agriculture & Rural in Western Asia and Northern Africa 160 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Western Asia and Northern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 33.9 % 2023 up 21.5% 16th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 35.3 % 2023 up 13.9% 15th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 36.4 % 2023 up 14.1% 15th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (female) (15 years old and) 13.1 % 2025 up 40.9% 11th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 34.2 % 2023 up 18.3% 13th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 31.8 % 2023 up 21.8% 13th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 34.3 % 2023 up 14.3% 14th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 70,993 1000 No 2025 up 40.0% 11th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 67,615 1000 No 2025 up 37.8% 11th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 68,740 1000 No 2025 up 39.8% 11th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 65,524 1000 No 2025 up 37.6% 11th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 13.8 % 2023 up 34.0% 14th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 13.1 % 2023 up 42.4% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 210.3 million No 2023 up 37.8% 14th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (female) (15 years old and) 12.5 % 2025 up 40.4% 11th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 13.7 % 2023 up 29.2% 14th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 12.5 % 2023 up 43.7% 14th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (male) (15 years old and) 11.5 % 2025 up 42.0% 11th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (both sexes or no) 12.6 % 2025 up 41.6% 11th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 204.5 million No 2023 up 38.1% 13th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 66,487 1000 No 2025 up 39.5% 11th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 13.3 % 2023 up 35.7% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 198.7 million No 2023 up 38.3% 13th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 13.1 % 2023 up 29.7% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 72.2 million No 2023 up 37.8% 14th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 63,433 1000 No 2025 up 37.4% 11th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 71.4 million No 2023 up 45.4% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 70 million No 2023 up 37.8% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 69.2 million No 2023 up 45.4% 14th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 12.6 % 2023 up 32.6% 14th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 80,282 1000 No 2025 up 64.3% 9th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 12 % 2023 up 46.3% 14th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 12.8 % 2023 up 39.1% 14th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 67.9 million No 2023 up 37.7% 15th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 77,272 1000 No 2025 up 65.9% 9th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 67.1 million No 2023 up 45.6% 14th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 80.4 million No 2023 up 57.6% 13th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 74,262 1000 No 2025 up 67.7% 9th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 77.4 million No 2023 up 59.6% 12th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 27,014 1000 No 2025 up 69.6% 9th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 27,487 1000 No 2025 up 71.6% 9th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) 74.4 million No 2023 up 61.7% 12th Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) 4.4 % 2024 down 6.4% 16th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 25,903 1000 No 2025 up 71.3% 9th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 26,414 1000 No 2025 up 72.9% 9th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 27.5 million No 2023 up 70.8% 12th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 25,342 1000 No 2025 up 74.4% 9th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 24,793 1000 No 2025 up 73.2% 8th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 27.1 million No 2023 up 55.7% 13th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 26.4 million No 2023 up 72.5% 12th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 26.1 million No 2023 up 58.2% 13th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 25 million No 2023 up 59.2% 13th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 25.3 million No 2023 up 75.7% 11th Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value 2.5 million No 2024 down 7.4% 15th Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value 1.5 million No 2020 unchanged 14th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value 11.5 % 2025 up 49.4% 12th Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value 67.9 million No 2025 up 78.2% 13th 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 unchanged 12th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 13.1 % 2025 up 39.4% 14th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →