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.
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.
25,750 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to require nutritional support in Haiti amid the acute malnutrition crisis projected between June 2026 and May 2027.
From July 2026 to January 2027, FEWS NET projects widespread Crisis, IPC Phase 3, outcomes across Haiti, while some households will continue to face Emergency, IPC Phase 4, outcomes in the worst-affected areas. The most severe conditions are expected at internally displaced person sites in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area, Lower Artibonite, and some communes of Centre and Nord-Ouest.
89% of the wheat consumed in Bolivia must be supplied through imports, while domestic production covers only 11% of demand.
