2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) was 16,474 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean is 16,474 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 30,995 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13,629 1000 No, in 2015.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14,191 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 13,629 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 16,924 1000 No | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 18,840 1000 No | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 18,620 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19,021 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 26,163 1000 No | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 30,995 1000 No | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 26,344 1000 No | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 19,684 1000 No | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 18,376 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 16,474 1000 No | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,871 1000 No | 13,629 1000 No | 19,021 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 23,006 1000 No | 16,474 1000 No | 30,995 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 8 South Sudan 2,359 1000 No compare
- 8 Melanesia 1,073 1000 No compare
- 9 Argentina 2,176 1000 No compare
- 9 Viet Nam 815.4 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 158.5 1000 No compare
- 10 South Africa 2,137 1000 No compare
- 11 Cameroon 2,080 1000 No compare
- 12 Uganda 1,878 1000 No compare
- 13 Haiti 1,874 1000 No compare
- 14 Angola 1,822 1000 No compare
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.69 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29,996 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 39,094 1000 No (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 16,474 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 30,995 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,629 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old and over) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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