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Social cohesion, poverty & inequality

South Africa · Moderate or severe food insecurity

Share of the population in moderate or severe food insecurity (FAO Food Insecurity Experience Scale), three-year average.
20.9%
2024
+0.6 ptsvs 2023
min 17.4 2018max 20.9 2024
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Source: World Bank, FAO, SDG 2.1.2 (via the WDI)· Data 2024
Moderate or severe, 3-year averageUpd. 10/2026Y-axis truncated

2nd highest of 15 countries · 20.9 % · World Bank 2024 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.

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