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Australia - Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population) 15.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 157 economies tracked

Latest value

15.1 (2025)

Global rank

##56 of 157 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 2015

1.4×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201520202025#34#562021 overtook Israel2022 overtook Portugal
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Real annual global ranks, 2015 - 2025. Australia climbed from #34 to #56 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2021
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Portugal in global rank auto

Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population), 2015-2025

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20152020202510.812.2313.6715.1

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