Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South America
South America: Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value was 15.4 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South America, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South America stood at 15.4 million No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South America peaked at 40 million No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14 million No, in 2014.
South America ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 37.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 million No | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 33.9 million No | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2 million No | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 29.5 million No | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 27.2 million No | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 24.6 million No | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 21.6 million No | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 20.8 million No | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4 million No | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 18.1 million No | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 17.1 million No | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7 million No | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 14 million No | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.4 million No | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2 million No | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 19.8 million No | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 20.6 million No | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6 million No | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 23.5 million No | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2 million No | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8 million No | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 18.3 million No | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2 million No | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 15.4 million No | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.42 million No | 20.8 million No | 40 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.09 million No | 14 million No | 21.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 million No | 15.4 million No | 23.5 million No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South America?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South America was 15.4 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 40 million No in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 million No in 2014.
- How does South America rank for number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value?
- South America ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.