Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
At 9.6% in 2022, the gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America reflected significant inequalities in access to food between men and women (FAO et al., 2023).
With 36.4% of its population, South America faced a worrying situation of moderate or severe food insecurity during 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
With a 45% prevalence of undernourishment, Haiti faced a food crisis in 2022, affecting 5.1 million people with a lack of access to basic foods (FAO et al., 2023).
43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from undernourishment in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
11.3 percentage points is the food insecurity gap between women and men in Latin America and the Caribbean, more than double the global disparity of 4.3 points (FAO, et al., 2023).
93.5 million people suffered from severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, an increase of 29.5 million compared to 2019 (FAO, et al., 2023).
56.5 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from hunger in 2021, an increase of 13.2 million since the start of the pandemic in 2019 (FAO, et al., 2023).
131 million people could not afford a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 (FAO, et al., 2023).
40% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean was affected by food insecurity in 2021 (FAO, et al., 2023).
