Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America
Central America: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 41 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2025, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America stood at 41 million No. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America peaked at 60.3 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41 million No, in 2025.
That places Central America 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50 million No | — |
| 2015 | 48.4 million No | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.6 million No | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 47.8 million No | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 47.3 million No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.2 million No | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 60.3 million No | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 54.9 million No | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 47.1 million No | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 47.8 million No | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41.9 million No | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 41 million No | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.72 million No | 46.6 million No | 52.2 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.83 million No | 41 million No | 60.3 million No | 6 |
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Central America was 41 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 million No in 2025.
- How does Central America rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.