High levels of acute food insecurity persist in 2023 due to protracted food crises and new shocks – but there are improvements in some countries

Based on data available as of early August, around 238 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above or equivalent)  in 48 countries in 2023. In the 39 countries with IPC/CH analyses, 33.64 million people face Emergency (IPC/CH Phase 4) conditions in 36 countries and 128 600 people Catastrophe (IPC/CH Phase 5) conditions in four countries. This report provides a partial update of acute food insecurity numbers by early August 2023. Due to a lack of updated data, the numbers do not include estimates for ten countries where 41 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2022 (including three of the largest food crises of 2022 – Myanmar, the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine). The 2023 numbers are likely to increase as new analyses become available. When comparing data from the 48 countries included in both the GRFC 2023 and the GRFC 2023 Mid-Year Update, the number of people in IPC/CH Phase 3 or above or equivalent has increased by around 10 percent, from 216.25 million in 2022. This is due both to expanding analysis coverage among already vulnerable populations and persistent or intensifying drivers.

Global Report on Food Crises 2023 mid-year Update