Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
28% of rural households received remittances in 2008, becoming an important source of foreign exchange for the country (Martín Manzano, 2012).
43.2% of total poverty is located in rural areas of El Salvador, reflected in the lack of access to basic services (Martín Manzano, 2012).
36.5% of El Salvador's population is on the poverty threshold, with 33% considered extreme poverty and 67% relative poverty (Martín Manzano, 2012).
USD 23.4 million was the annual average that WFP executed during the decade 2013-2022 in food purchases, logistics services and monetary transfers (Namdar and Saa, 2024).
52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
