Food & Nutrition Security
Prevalence and severity of food insecurity, nutrition outcomes, diet quality and the household conditions behind them.
Quick Summary
6 countries · 2023–2026- 01Colombia leads on urbanization level at 78.8 % urban population, about 2.45× Kenya.
- 02Nigeria leads on child stunting rate at 32 %, about 2.52× Colombia. Zambia is moving fastest at -7.5% between 2023 and 2024.
- 03Nigeria leads on acute food insecure population at 33.1M People, about 15761905× Kenya. Ghana is moving fastest at +133333233% between 2023 and 2025.
- 04Kenya leads on food insecurity prevalence at 73.9 %, about 12.3× Ghana. Bangladesh is moving fastest at -54.2% between 2023 and 2025.
- 05Nigeria leads on anemia prevalence among women / children at 55.9 %, about 2.56× Colombia.
- 06Colombia leads on apple - anemia prevalence among women / children at 0.08 %, about 9.45× Kenya.
Headline analytics
Food Insecurity Prevalence
%
Acute Food Insecure Population
million people
Avg. Food Price Metric
index
National Poverty Headcount Ratio
%
Rural Population Share
%
Corn Production
Metric Tonnes
Statistical analysis
Momentum, Child Stunting Rate
Percent change 2023–2026
Indicator correlation matrix
Pearson r across selected countries
Leader vs laggard gap
Latest reported values per indicator
Comparative profiles
Composite profile (normalised 0–100)
Urbanization … · Child Stuntin… · Acute Food In… · Food Insecuri… · Anemia Preval… · Apple - Anemi…
Urbanization Level vs Child Stunting Ra…
Bubble size = third indicator
Acute Food Insecu… vs Food Insecurity P…
Correlation across countries
Benchmarking & stability
Peer benchmark
standard deviations from the group average
Indicator stability
year-to-year variation, % of mean
Converging or diverging
change in country spread, 2023–2026
Evidence depth behind these charts
how many countries and years report each indicator
Annualised growth, Child Stunting Rate
compound annual rate, 2023–2026
Indicator deep dive
Urbanization Level
Food System Context Typology · % urban population
Acute Food Insecure Population
Food Security Status · People
Food Insecurity Prevalence
Food Security Status · %
Anemia Prevalence Among Women / Children
Nutrition Indicators · %
Apple - Anemia Prevalence Among Women / Child…
Nutrition Indicators · %
Apple - Hunger and Severity
Nutrition Indicators · DALYs
Apple - Under-5 Stunting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Apple - Under-5 Wasting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Banana - Anemia Prevalence Among Women / Chil…
Nutrition Indicators · %
Banana - Hunger and Severity
Nutrition Indicators · DALYs
Banana - Under-5 Stunting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Banana - Under-5 Wasting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Barley - Anemia Prevalence Among Women / Chil…
Nutrition Indicators · %
Barley - Hunger and Severity
Nutrition Indicators · DALYs
Barley - Under-5 Stunting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Barley - Under-5 Wasting Prevalence
Nutrition Indicators · %
Beans - Anemia Prevalence Among Women / Child…
Nutrition Indicators · %
Beans - Hunger and Severity
Nutrition Indicators · DALYs