Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 17.3 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nicaragua is 17.3 %, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nicaragua peaked at 25.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5 %, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 30th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.6 % | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 23.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 22.6 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.9 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.9 % | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 20.4 % | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 19.3 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3 % | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2 % | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 16.9 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.2 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3 % | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6 % | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6 % | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 17 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.3 % | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.61 % | 18.3 % | 25.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6 % | 15.5 % | 17.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.15 % | 17 % | 17.3 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nicaragua?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nicaragua was 17.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 % in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — 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.