In 2023, it was estimated that the prevalence of severe food insecurity in Colombia amounted to about 13.4 percent of the population. It was expected that this number would slightly decrease to 13.3 percent in 2024.
Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028
(in share of population)
Definition of food insecurity prevalence, according to the source:
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.
¹ 2015 to 2021 are contemporaneous model estimates.
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World Bank. (February 8, 2024). Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in share of population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/
World Bank. "Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in share of population)." Chart. February 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/
World Bank. (2024). Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in share of population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/
World Bank. "Rate of Severe Food Insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in Share of Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/
World Bank, Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in share of population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Rate of severe food insecurity in Colombia from 2015 to 2028 (in share of population) [Graph], World Bank, February 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473664/food-insecurity-prevalence-in-colombia/
