Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people who are undernourished was 400,000 millions in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 400,000 millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador peaked at 600,000 millions in 2006 and was at its lowest, 400,000 millions, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 522,222 millions | 400,000 millions | 600,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 530,000 millions | 400,000 millions | 600,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,000 millions | 400,000 millions | 400,000 millions | 4 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador?
- Number of people who are undernourished in El Salvador was 400,000 millions 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 undernourished recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 millions in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 millions in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.