2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador
El Salvador: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 45.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador is 45.7 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador peaked at 55 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.6 %, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.7 % | — |
| 2016 | 45.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.5 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6 % | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 52 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 55 % | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 53.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 52.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 45.7 % | -12.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 45.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.75 %, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 45.7 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32 %, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.16 % | 45.6 % | 50.6 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.78 % | 45.7 % | 55 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in El Salvador was 45.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 55 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6 % in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.