Number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.10 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala stood at 2.10 million. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala peaked at 2.70 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 47th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.50 million | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.40 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.20 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.30 million | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.20 million | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.10 million | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.50 million | 2.40 million | 2.70 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 2.20 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 2.10 million | 2.30 million | 4 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Guatemala was 2.10 million 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.