Prevalence of undernourishment in Nicaragua
An estimated 17.3% of people in Nicaragua were undernourished in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2014.
The latest value for Nicaragua is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Nicaragua, 2022
17.3%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
World, 2022
8.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment in Nicaragua over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 8.1% |
| 2023 | – | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 17.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 16.9%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 8.6%.
More for Nicaragua
All statistics for Nicaragua
Extreme poverty rate
6.6%
2014 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,515 kg per hectare
2023 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.90e (Estimate) per person per day
2023 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
27.1%e (Estimate)
2023 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
7.17e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
28.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT