Number of undernourished people (millions) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.3 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in El Salvador is 0.3 num m, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in El Salvador peaked at 0.6 num m in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3 num m, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 num m | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 num m | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 num m | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 num m | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 num m | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 num m | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3 num m is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 num m, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3 num m is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5222 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.6 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.48 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.6 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 num m | 0.3 num m | 0.4 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 num m compare
- 90 Oman 0.4 num m compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Belarus 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Paraguay 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Tunisia 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 0.3 num m compare
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in El Salvador?
- Number of undernourished people in El Salvador was 0.3 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 num m in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 num m in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of undernourished people?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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