Prevalence of undernourishment in Americas
Americas: Prevalence of undernourishment was 3.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.2%
Change on year
down 5.9%
Rank
7th
of 9 groups
All-time high
6.5%
in 2000
All-time low
3.1%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Prevalence of undernourishment in Americas, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 3.2% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Americas peaked at 6.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Zambia 37.2% compare
- 5 Kenya 36.8% compare
- 6 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 7 Chad 32.0% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 29.8% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 28.7% compare
- 10 Afghanistan 28.1% compare
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (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 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 20.69 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Americas?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Americas was 3.2% in 2024, 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 3.1% in 2014.
- How does Americas rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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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