Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.20 million millions in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.20 million millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua peaked at 1.30 million millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million millions, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 63rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.30 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 1.20 million millions | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million millions | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million millions | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million millions | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million millions | +9.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.20 million millions is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.20 million millions is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000 millions, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 million millions | 1.10 million millions | 1.30 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million millions | 1.00 million millions | 1.10 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million millions | 1.10 million millions | 1.20 million millions | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 61 Argentina 1.50 million millions compare
- 62 Cameroon 1.40 million millions compare
- 63 Libya 1.20 million millions compare
- 65 Algeria 1.00 million millions compare
- 66 Cambodia 900,000 millions compare
- 66 Malaysia 900,000 millions compare
- 66 Senegal 900,000 millions compare
- 66 Taiwan 900,000 millions compare
- 66 Tajikistan 900,000 millions compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua was 1.20 million millions in 2022, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million millions in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Nicaragua ranks 63rd out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.