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Based on World Food Programme (WFP) data, several countries are on the list of acute food insecurity in 2024.
Food insecurity levels are calculated through five phases or classifications. This classification is standardized in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Cadre Harmonisé (CH).
The first phase is none/minimal, meaning households can meet essential food and non-food needs. The second is stress, meaning households have minimally sufficient food consumption but cannot afford essential non-food expenditures without employing coping strategies.
The third is crisis, characterized by a visible food consumption gap evidenced by high levels of acute malnutrition. Households may marginally meet minimum food needs but must deplete essential livelihood assets.
The fourth is emergency, similar to phase three but at a level of acute malnutrition leading to death.
The fifth is catastrophe, famine. In this phase, households experience extreme food and basic needs deficits, even after employing maximum coping strategies. Starvation, death, destitution, and critically high levels of acute malnutrition are evident.
Nigeria has the largest population facing acute food insecurity, with 31.8 million people. This comprises 30.8 million in phase three and 1 million in phase four.
Second is the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 23.4 million people. This comprises 20.5 million in phase three and 2.9 million in phase four.
Third is Yemen, with 18 million people in IPC phase five. Fourth is Sudan, with 17.7 million people, including 12.8 million in phase three and 4.9 million in phase four.
Fifth is Ethiopia, with 15.8 million people, all categorized as needing food security and livelihood assistance. Ethiopia's population is based on 2023 data.
Other countries include Myanmar, Syria, South Sudan, Palestine, and Lebanon, as shown in the graph.
The WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to worsen further in 18 famine hotspots, comprising 17 countries or territories and one regional cluster of four countries, during the period from June to October 2024.
Mali, Palestine, South Sudan, and Sudan remain at the highest level of concern. Haiti has been added to the list of highest-concern countries/territories due to increased violence by non-state armed groups (NSAGs).
The World Food Programme (WFP) adds that Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo (eastern provinces), Myanmar, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Yemen are particularly concerning hotspots. All these hotspots have large populations and are projected to face critical levels of acute food insecurity, compounded by worsening life-threatening drivers in the coming months.
Since the October 2023 edition, the Central African Republic, Lebanon, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Zambia have been added to the list of famine hotspots, while Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Somalia, and Zimbabwe remain on the list.
Disclaimer: This article underwent a data source change on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 7:11 PM WIB. The original source, the World Bank, was changed to the World Food Programme (WFP).
(Read also: 10 Countries with the Highest Global Real Food Inflation in June 2024)
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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