In 2023, the northwestern region of Uruguay had the highest prevalence of food insecurity in the country, with approximately 15.5 percent of households reporting moderate or severe food shortages. The capital region, Montevideo and Canelones, had the second highest level of severe food insecurity at roughly 2.7 percent of households.
Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region
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Artigas, Tacuarembó, Rivera, Cerro Largo, and Treinta y Tres
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MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). (November 10, 2023). Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). "Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region." Chart. November 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). (2023). Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay). "Distribution of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity in Households in Uruguay in 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/
MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay), Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Distribution of moderate and severe food insecurity in households in Uruguay in 2023, by region [Graph], MInisterio de Desarrollo Social (Uruguay), November 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399420/uruguay-food-insecurity-by-region/
