The number of people experiencing severe food insecurity in Central America was estimated at 20.2 million people in 2020. In comparison to the previous year, this represents an increase of 55 percent more people experiencing severe food insecurity. Similarly, the size of the population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity increased from 50 million people in 2019 to 67.4 million people in 2020. According to the source, a person is considered food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life.
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According to FAO: "A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources to obtain food. Food insecurity can be experienced at different levels of severity. (...) When someone is severely food insecure, they have run out of food and gone a day or more without eating. In other words, they have most likely experienced hunger. (...) For those who are moderately food insecure, access to food is uncertain. They might have to sacrifice other basic needs, just to be able to eat. When they do eat, it might be whatever is most readily available or cheapest, which might not be the most nutritious food."
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 12, 2021). Number of people experiencing food insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by degree of severity (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Number of people experiencing food insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by degree of severity (in millions)." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2021). Number of people experiencing food insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by degree of severity (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Number of People Experiencing Food Insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by Degree of Severity (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Number of people experiencing food insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by degree of severity (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of people experiencing food insecurity in Central America from 2014 to 2020, by degree of severity (in millions) [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034380/food-insecurity-prevalence-severity-central-america/