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Food insecurity
Pakistan — 4 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | severe localized food insecurity: due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - the main causes of food insecurity in the country are limited livelihood opportunities, high food prices, and recurrent natural disasters, amplified by the COVID‑19 pandemic; severe floods in August 2020 in Sindh Province affected the livelihoods of about 2 million people and caused severe damage to housing and infrastructure; in addition, prices of wheat flour, the |
| 2022 | severe localized food insecurity: due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - according to the latest analysis, about 4.7 million people, 25% of the population, are estimated to be facing high levels of acute food insecurity, between April and June 2022 in 25 districts analyzed in Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces; prices of wheat flour, the country s main staple, were at high levels in most markets in May 2022, constraining |
| 2023 | severe localized food insecurity: due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - according to the latest analysis, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and October 2023 is estimated at 10.5 million people, due to the devastating flood impacts in 2022; price of wheat flour, the country s main staple, were at elevated levels in most markets in January 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023) |
| 2024 | severe localized food insecurity: due to population displacements, economic constraints, and high prices of the main food staple - according to the latest analysis, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and October 2023 is estimated at 10.5 million people, due to the devastating flood impacts in 2022; price of wheat flour, the country s main staple, were at elevated levels in most markets in January 2023, constraining access to a key staple food (2023) |