Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.3% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador peaked at 9.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.0% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 (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 prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in El Salvador was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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