Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population was 15.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 15.5 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras peaked at 16.6 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6 %, in 2016.
Honduras ranks 22nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.2 % | — |
| 2015 | 15.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.7 % | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 15.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3 % | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.5 % | -6.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 15.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.8 %, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 15.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3 %, 2.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.98 % | 14.6 % | 15.7 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.02 % | 15.5 % | 16.6 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 7.1 % compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 16.7 % compare
- 20 Angola 16.4 % compare
- 21 Madagascar 15.8 % compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 5.1 % compare
- 23 Gambia 15 % compare
- 24 Ethiopia 14.2 % compare
- 25 Mauritania 12.2 % compare
- 25 Uganda 12.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population in Honduras was 15.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 % in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Honduras ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult 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.