Number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of undernourished people was 32.1 num m in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 32.1 num m for number of undernourished people in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 55.9 num m in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.9 num m, in 2014.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9 num m | — |
| 2001 | 53.3 num m | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.9 num m | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 51.9 num m | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8 num m | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.2 num m | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 43.7 num m | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 40.8 num m | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 38.7 num m | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 37.3 num m | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 35.3 num m | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 33.9 num m | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9 num m | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.9 num m | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.9 num m | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4 num m | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8 num m | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 35.1 num m | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 36.5 num m | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9 num m | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 39.6 num m | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 38.3 num m | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 37.4 num m | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 36.1 num m | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 33.3 num m | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 32.1 num m | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.35 num m | 37.3 num m | 55.9 num m | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.86 num m | 29.9 num m | 36.8 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.13 num m | 32.1 num m | 39.6 num m | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 14 Somalia 10.7 num m compare
- 15 Uganda 10.4 num m compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 num m compare
- 17 Egypt 9.8 num m compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 9.2 num m compare
- 19 Zambia 8.7 num m compare
- 20 Mozambique 7.7 num m compare
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean was 32.1 num m in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9 num m in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9 num m in 2014.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of undernourished people?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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