Food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa 2015-2020, by level
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Updated Dec 12, 2022
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2022). Food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa 2015-2020, by level [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190797/food-insecurity-in-sub-saharan-africa/Dataset updatedDec 12, 2022Area coveredAfricaDescriptionIn 2020, close to 30 percent of the Sub-Saharan Africa population experienced severe food insecurity. On the other hand, around 37 percent of the region's population experienced food insecurity at a moderate level, in the same year. According to the source, 724 million people living south of the Sahara were severely or moderately affected by food insecurity as of 2020.
Food security index in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022, by country
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Updated Dec 15, 2023ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2023). Food security index in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410700/food-security-index-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/Dataset updatedDec 15, 2023Time period covered2022Area coveredAfricaDescriptionIn 2022, South Africa ranked highest in the food security index in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a score of 61.7. The country followed only Morocco on the African continent. Furthermore, Kenya, Ghana, and Mali followed in SSA, with scores of 53, 52.6, and 51.9, respectively. On the other hand, Nigeria, Burundi, Madagascar, and Sierra Leone had the highest food insecurity in SSA and the continent.
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Data from: HarvestStat Africa - harmonized subnational crop statistics for...
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zipUpdated Sep 4, 2024ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDonghoon Lee; Weston Anderson; Xuan Chen; Frank Davenport; Shraddhanand Shukla; Ritvik Sahajpal; Michael Budde; James Rowland; Jim Verdin; Liangzhi You; Matthieu Ahouangbenon; Kyle Davis; Endalkachew Kebede; Steffen Ehrmann; Christina Justice; Carsten Meyer (2024). HarvestStat Africa - harmonized subnational crop statistics for Sub-Saharan Africa [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.vq83bk42wzipAvailable download formatsUnique identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.vq83bk42wDataset updatedSep 4, 2024Dataset provided byDryadAuthorsDonghoon Lee; Weston Anderson; Xuan Chen; Frank Davenport; Shraddhanand Shukla; Ritvik Sahajpal; Michael Budde; James Rowland; Jim Verdin; Liangzhi You; Matthieu Ahouangbenon; Kyle Davis; Endalkachew Kebede; Steffen Ehrmann; Christina Justice; Carsten MeyerArea coveredSub-Saharan Africa, AfricaDescriptionData for: HarvestStat Africa - harmonized subnational crop statistics for Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: D. Lee, W. Anderson, X. Chen, F. Davenport, S. Shukla, R. Sahajpal, M. Budde, J. Rowland, J. Verdin, L. You, M. Ahouangbenon, K. Davis, E. Kebede, S. Ehrmann, C. Justice, and C. Meyer
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Donghoon Lee Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Email: Donghoon.Lee@umanitoba.caWeston Anderson Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
Email: Weston@umd.eduXuan Chen Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
Email: X.Chen@cgiar.orgFrank Davenport Climate Hazards Center, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Email: [frank.davenport@geog.ucsb.edu](mailto:frank... 
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FacebookTwitterEmailIn 2020, close to 30 percent of the Sub-Saharan Africa population experienced severe food insecurity. On the other hand, around 37 percent of the region's population experienced food insecurity at a moderate level, in the same year. According to the source, 724 million people living south of the Sahara were severely or moderately affected by food insecurity as of 2020.