Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure was 2.90 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador is 2.90 million people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador peaked at 3.00 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million people, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.60 million people | — |
| 2016 | 2.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.80 million people | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.90 million people | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.00 million people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million people | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 million people | 2.60 million people | 2.80 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 2.90 million people | 3.00 million people | 4 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador?
- Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure in El Salvador was 2.90 million people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million people in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.