Number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people severely food insecure was 1.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 118 countries
All-time high
1.00 million
in 2021
All-time low
800,000
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador stood at 1.00 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador peaked at 1.00 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 51st out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 900,000 | — |
| 2016 | 800,000 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 900,000 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 880,000 | 800,000 | 900,000 | 5 |
| 2020s | 975,000 | 900,000 | 1.00 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 severely food insecure in El Salvador?
- Number of people severely food insecure in El Salvador was 1.00 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 51st out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).