Sub-Saharan Africa: food security index by country 2022

In 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.

Food security index in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, by country

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

The index measures food security according to the three core issues of food affordability, availability, and quality/safety. Natural resources and resilience is an optional risk adjustment factor. The index is also the weighted total of all category scores (0-100, where 100 = most favorable).

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