Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 39.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Honduras, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 39.3% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Honduras peaked at 49.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 38th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.6% | — |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 39.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.7%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 39.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.6%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.9% | 45.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 39.3% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 35 El Salvador 41.7% compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 41.3% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 41.2% compare
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 40 Iran 37.7% compare
- 41 Cambodia 36.4% compare
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % 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 0.0534 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Honduras?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Honduras was 39.3% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Honduras ranks 38th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.