Indicator 2.1.2
Indicator 2.1.2
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the adult population, %
The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in the population who have experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the reference period. The severity of food insecurity, defined as a latent trait, is measured on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale global reference scale, a measurement standard established by FAO through the application of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in more than 140 countries worldwide, starting in 2014.
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INDICATOR 2.1.2
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the adult population. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in the population who have experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the reference period. The severity of food insecurity, defined as a latent trait, is measured on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale global reference scale, a measurement standard established by FAO through the application of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in more than 140 countries worldwide, starting in 2014.
TARGET 2.1
By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
GOAL 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 2.1.2
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the adult population. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in the population who have experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the reference period. The severity of food insecurity, defined as a latent trait, is measured on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale global reference scale, a measurement standard established by FAO through the application of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in more than 140 countries worldwide, starting in 2014.
TARGET 2.1
By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
GOAL 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
INDICATOR 2.1.2
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the adult population. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in the population who have experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the reference period. The severity of food insecurity, defined as a latent trait, is measured on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale global reference scale, a measurement standard established by FAO through the application of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in more than 140 countries worldwide, starting in 2014.
TARGET 2.1
By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
GOAL 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | 38.8 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 37.1 | 33.8 | 30.9 | 30.2 |
| Armenia | .. | .. | 17.1 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Austria | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 5.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| Belgium | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| Bulgaria | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Canada | .. | .. | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| Croatia | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.7 |
| Czechia | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| Denmark | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Estonia | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Finland | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| France | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Georgia | 31.8 | 33.8 | 35.5 | 38.3 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 36.5 |
| Germany | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Greece | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Hungary | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| Iceland | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Ireland | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Israel | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| Italy | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Kazakhstan | .. | .. | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Latvia | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Lithuania | 15.3 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| Luxembourg | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Malta | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| Montenegro | 12.6 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| Netherlands | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| North Macedonia | 15.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 20.9 | 24.0 |
| Norway | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Poland | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Portugal | 14.7 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| Republic of Moldova | 19.3 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 24.9 | 23.5 |
| Romania | 19.3 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 16.3 |
| Russian Federation | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Serbia | 11.4 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Slovakia | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Slovenia | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Spain | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Sweden | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Switzerland | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Ukraine | 19.8 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 22.7 | 28.2 |
| United Kingdom | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| United States | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Uzbekistan | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 26.1 |
| Country | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | 38.8 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 37.1 | 33.8 | 30.9 | 30.2 |
| Armenia | .. | .. | 17.1 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Austria | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 5.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| Belgium | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| Bulgaria | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Canada | .. | .. | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| Croatia | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.7 |
| Czechia | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| Denmark | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Estonia | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Finland | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| France | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Georgia | 31.8 | 33.8 | 35.5 | 38.3 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 36.5 |
| Germany | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Greece | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Hungary | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| Iceland | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Ireland | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Israel | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| Italy | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Kazakhstan | .. | .. | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Latvia | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Lithuania | 15.3 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| Luxembourg | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Malta | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| Montenegro | 12.6 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| Netherlands | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| North Macedonia | 15.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 20.9 | 24.0 |
| Norway | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Poland | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Portugal | 14.7 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| Republic of Moldova | 19.3 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 24.9 | 23.5 |
| Romania | 19.3 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 16.3 |
| Russian Federation | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Serbia | 11.4 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Slovakia | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Slovenia | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Spain | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Sweden | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Switzerland | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Ukraine | 19.8 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 22.7 | 28.2 |
| United Kingdom | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| United States | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Uzbekistan | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 26.1 |
INDICATOR 2.1.2
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the adult population. The indicator measures the percentage of individuals in the population who have experienced food insecurity at moderate or severe levels during the reference period. The severity of food insecurity, defined as a latent trait, is measured on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale global reference scale, a measurement standard established by FAO through the application of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale in more than 140 countries worldwide, starting in 2014.
TARGET 2.1
By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
GOAL 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
METADATA
See United Nations Global SDG Database