Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America
Central America: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -5.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded -5.5 % for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America peaked at -3 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -9.6 %, in 2021.
Central America ranks 37th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -3 % | — |
| 2016 | -3.7 % | +23.3% |
| 2017 | -4.3 % | +16.2% |
| 2018 | -5.5 % | +27.9% |
| 2019 | -7.6 % | +38.2% |
| 2020 | -9.5 % | +25.0% |
| 2021 | -9.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -7.7 % | -19.8% |
| 2023 | -6 % | -22.1% |
| 2024 | -5.5 % | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.82 % | -7.6 % | -3 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -7.66 % | -9.6 % | -5.5 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Central America was -5.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was -3 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6 % in 2021.
- How does Central America rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Central America ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — 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.