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

10 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.6 %
Brazil
Median country
4.9 %
half above, half below
World
9.8 %
FAO aggregate
Range
0.6 to 11.0
Brazil - Argentina

How to read it

Across 10 countries in South America, the highest value is in Argentina (11.0 %) and the lowest in Brazil (0.6 %).

The median country is at 4.9 %: 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
1Brazil0.6
2Uruguay2.4
3Chile3.3
4Peru3.7
5Guyana4.7
6Bolivia5.0
7Colombia5.2
8Paraguay7.0
9Argentina11.0
10Ecuador11.0
FAO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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