Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people who are undernourished was 400,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador is 400,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador peaked at 600,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 400,000 | — |
| 2002 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500,000 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500,000 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 400,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 400,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 522,222 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 530,000 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 80 Dominican Republic 400,000 compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 400,000 compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 400,000 compare
- 80 Mauritania 400,000 compare
- 80 Paraguay 400,000 compare
- 80 Tunisia 400,000 compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador?
- Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador was 400,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.