Table 1 Ranking of MENA countries in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021
Countrya | Overall GFSI score (and rank) | Score (and rank) in the subcategory “affordability” | Score (and rank) in the subcategory “availability” | Score (and rank) in the subcategory “quality and safety” | Score (and rank) in the subcategory “natural resources and resilience” |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 63.9 (54) | 77.9 (47) | 58 (56) | 62 (67) | 50.7 (51) |
Bahrain | 68.5 (43) | 79.2 (46) | 67.5 (21) | 79.9 (41) | 39.1 (107) |
Egypt | 60.8 (62) | 66.5 (68) | 60.0 (49) | 60.7 (71) | 52.0 (44) |
Jordan | 64.6 (49) | 80.4 (42) | 55.2 (64) | 63.5 (64) | 54.2 (36) |
Kuwait | 72.2 (30) | 80.1 (44) | 72.3 (12) | 86.4 (20) | 43.0 (93) |
Morocco | 62.5 (57) | 75.1 (52) | 51.8 (74) | 72.3 (50) | 49 (57) |
Oman | 70.0 (40) | 88.8 (18) | 57.3 (59) | 83.8 (28) | 45.2 (76) |
Qatar | 73.6 (24) | 83.8 (31) | 74.4 (9) | 83.5 (29) | 43.4 (91) |
Saudi Arabia | 68.1 (44) | 75.0 (53) | 67.8 (20) | 79.8 (42) | 44.3 (84) |
Sudan | 37.1 (110) | 31.8 (107) | 31.6 (109) | 52.4 (85) | 41.4 (99) |
Tunisia | 62.7 (55) | 74.4 (56) | 54.0 (66) | 72.1 (53) | 47.6 (60) |
Turkey | 65.1 (48) | 67.6 (67) | 61.6 (42) | 75.8 (47) | 56.4 (27) |
UAE | 71.0 (35) | 75.9 (50) | 71.3 (14) | 88.8 (16) | 43.6 (88) |
Yemen | 35.7 (112) | 39.3 (96) | 27.6 (112) | 37.4 (108) | 42.1 (96) |