Prevalence of severe food insecurity (3-year average) in North America

13 countries in North America, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1.1 %
United States
Median country
6.9 %
half above, half below
World
9.8 %
FAO aggregate
Range
1.1 to 45.4
United States - Haiti

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Across 13 countries in North America, the highest value is in Haiti (45.4 %) and the lowest in United States (1.1 %).

The median country is at 6.9 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. Accessed on 24 September 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Severe food insecurity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1United States1.1
2Canada1.9
3Costa Rica2.3
4Belize2.7
5Mexico2.7
6Grenada4.4
7Trinidad and Tobago6.9
8El Salvador12.3
9Honduras14.3
10Dominican Republic16.4
11Guatemala22.4
12Jamaica27.4
13Haiti45.4
FAO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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