Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 9.4 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador stood at 9.4 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador peaked at 28.7 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4 percent, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7 percent | — |
| 2001 | 27.8 percent | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.7 percent | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 25.7 percent | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 24.6 percent | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 23.5 percent | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4 percent | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2 percent | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 19.9 percent | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 18.6 percent | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4 percent | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3 percent | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.5 percent | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.6 percent | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.9 percent | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1 percent | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3 percent | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6 percent | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 11.1 percent | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.7 percent | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 10.3 percent | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 10 percent | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 9.9 percent | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7 percent | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4 percent | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.91 percent | 18.6 percent | 28.7 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.65 percent | 10.7 percent | 17.4 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.86 percent | 9.4 percent | 10.3 percent | 5 |
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 share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in El Salvador was 9.4 percent in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 percent in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.