Food security

Food security means that everyone in a specific geographical area has access to food. This also means that the food is affordable. That way everyone in the area can get enough food for a varied diet, with enough nutrients. This is especially important for staple food. If there's no food security, malnutrition and famine will result. People who cannot get enough food will also be more likely to start riots.

A woman selling produce at a market in Lilongwe, Malawi

A farmer holding up onions he has grown on his farm near Gilgil, Kenya

Percentage of population suffering from hunger, World Food Programme, 2021.

  < 2.5%

  2.5–4.9%

  5.0–14.9%

  15.0–24.9%

  25.0–34.9%

  > 35.0%

  No data