Number of people severely food insecure in Honduras

Honduras: Number of people severely food insecure was 1.60 million in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.60 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 118 countries
All-time high
1.60 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people severely food insecure in Honduras, 2015–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2015201920232015: 1.3M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.5M2021: 1.6M2022: 1.6M2023: 1.6M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people severely food insecure in Honduras stood at 1.60 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Honduras peaked at 1.60 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2015.

Honduras ranks 46th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.36 million 1.30 million 1.50 million 5
2020s 1.57 million 1.50 million 1.60 million 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 43 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1.90 million compare
  2. 44 France 1.80 million compare
  3. 45 Burkina Faso 1.70 million compare
  4. 47 Japan 1.30 million compare
  5. 47 Libya 1.30 million compare
  6. 47 Romania 1.30 million compare

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people severely food insecure in Honduras?
Number of people severely food insecure in Honduras was 1.60 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2015.
How does Honduras rank for number of people severely food insecure?
Honduras ranks 46th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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.

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Indicator
Number of people severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
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