Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Americas
Americas: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Americas, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Americas recorded 3.0% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Americas peaked at 6.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2025.
Americas ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 23 Mozambique 22.3% compare
- 24 Nigeria 22.2% compare
- 25 Uganda 20.9% compare
- 26 Namibia 20.1% compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 20.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 19.9% compare
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.5% compare
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Americas?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Americas was 3.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Americas ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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