{"id":3203,"date":"2025-11-28T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.criecs.it\/aumenta-linsicurezza-alimentare-in-italia\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:04:36","slug":"aumenta-linsicurezza-alimentare-in-italia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criecs.it\/en\/aumenta-linsicurezza-alimentare-in-italia\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Insecurity Increasing in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>Almost one in ten Italians cannot afford a protein-rich meal every two days. According to the 2024 Food Insecurity Report published by Istat, the number of Italians unable to maintain an adequate diet is rising.In 2024, 9.9% of the population could not afford a protein-rich meal at least every two days, a significant increase compared to 8.4% in 2023. This trend is opposite to the European Union average, which shows a slight improvement (from 6.8% to 6.4%).<\/p>\n<p>Food insecurity primarily affects young people under 35 who live alone. The most common indicators, according to the <em>Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)<\/em>, are the need to limit food variety (4.3%) and worry about not having enough food (2.5%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most severe forms \u2014 such as skipping a full day of meals \u2014 remain below 1%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Regional Differences and Foreign Citizens<\/h3>\n<p>Significant regional differences emerge: the South records an incidence of 2.7%, compared to 0.6% in the North and 0.8% in the Center. The situation for foreign citizens is also more critical: 1.8% experience moderate or severe food insecurity, compared to 1.3% of Italians.<\/p>\n<h3>Decade Trends: Progress and Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Despite current difficulties, the analysis of the past decade shows significant progress: the most acute forms of food insecurity have decreased from 8.9% in 2014 to 2.7% in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>European Comparison and Global Data<\/h3>\n<p>In the European comparison, Italy ranks 19th, with lower percentages than Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania, but higher than Germany and France. Globally, FAO estimates that 28% of the world population lives in moderate or severe food insecurity, with dramatic peaks in Africa (58.9%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> 2024 Food Insecurity Report \u2014 Istat; FAO data. 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