Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
32.1% of surveyed households show clear signs of deterioration in children's diets; the proportion reaches 56.2% in Honduras.
60.9% of farming families in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have insufficient food reserves.
7.4% was the prevalence of global acute malnutrition in Haiti in 2026, up from 5.1% in 2023; the 2026 level corresponds to the Alert phase.
1.8 million targeted people still do not receive sufficient humanitarian food assistance in Haiti, according to the Food Security Cluster.
In Honduras, 1.88 million people (18%) are projected to face acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between August and October 2026, up from 1.62 million (17%) a year earlier, largely due to El Niño.
The most vulnerable people in Central America buy up to three-quarters (75%) of their food with income earned working on other farms, employment hit by the 2026 drought intensified by El Niño.
WFP estimates that the 2026-27 El Niño could push 49 million people into acute hunger worldwide, with Latin America and the Caribbean among the most affected regions.
25.8 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean face the consequences of El Niño, including floods, droughts, risk of malnutrition, exposure to disease and limited access to basic services.
29 of Haiti's 140 municipalities are projected to reach IPC acute malnutrition phase 3, Serious, between December 2026 and May 2027; Cité Soleil and Cabaret are expected to reach phase 4, Critical.
253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti between June 2026 and May 2027, including 93,873 severe and 159,852 moderate cases.
