Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 37.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador is 37.9 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador peaked at 44.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.9 %, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.3 % | — |
| 2015 | 38.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 38.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9 % | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 43.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 44.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 43.2 % | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 41.8 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 37.9 % | -9.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 37.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.7 %, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 37.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4 %, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.08 % | 38.5 % | 43.1 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.92 % | 37.9 % | 44.8 % | 4 |
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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in El Salvador was 37.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9 % in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. 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.