2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador
El Salvador: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 13.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 13.7 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador peaked at 18.6 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.7 %, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 % | — |
| 2016 | 15.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.8 % | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.5 % | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 17.4 % | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 17 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6 % | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 17.9 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7 % | -22.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4 %, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.7 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.15 %, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.96 % | 15 % | 17.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.98 % | 13.7 % | 18.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in El Salvador was 13.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7 % in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 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.