Food insecurity prevalence by severity in El Salvador 2021

The share of population who experience severe food insecurity in El Salvador was estimated at 14.7 percent between 2019 and 2021, a figure that increased in comparison to the previous periods. Additionally, the degree of moderate or severe food insecurity has slightly decreased since the previous three-year period, from 47.1 percent of the population to 46.5 percent. 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.

Prevalence of food insecurity in El Salvador between 2014 and 2021, by degree of severity

Characteristic	2014-2016	2018-2020	2019-2021
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Release date

July 2022

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Region

El Salvador

Survey time period

Between 2014 and 2021

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Average three-year estimates

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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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