Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South America
South America: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 3.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South America, 2000–2023
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 South America is 3.8 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South America peaked at 10.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2013.
That places South America 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.4 % | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8 % | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.7 % | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 8 % | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2 % | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5 % | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8 % | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 5.3 % | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 5 % | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6 % | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 % | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 3.9 % | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1 % | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5 % | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9 % | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5 % | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7 % | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2 % | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8 % | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 % | 5 % | 10.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 % | 3.7 % | 5.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 % | 3.8 % | 5.1 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South America?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South America was 3.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2013.
- How does South America rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- South America ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 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.