In 2022, Guatemala and Honduras ranked with the highest severe food insecurity in Central America, both with over 50 percent. According to the source, an individual is deemed food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in Central America in 2022, by country
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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, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, & WHO. (July 12, 2023). Prevalence of severe food insecurity in Central America in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402026/prevalence-severe-food-insecurity-by-country-central-america/
FAO, und IFAD, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme, und WHO. "Prevalence of severe food insecurity in Central America in 2022, by country." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402026/prevalence-severe-food-insecurity-by-country-central-america/
FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, World Food Programme, WHO. (2023). Prevalence of severe food insecurity in Central America in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402026/prevalence-severe-food-insecurity-by-country-central-america/
FAO, and IFAD, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme, and WHO. "Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in Central America in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402026/prevalence-severe-food-insecurity-by-country-central-america/
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