Latin American Countries Show Progress in Reducing Hunger, Offer Lessons for Global Eradication Efforts
Five Latin American countries—Brazil, Chile, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay—have achieved significant progress in reducing undernourishment, with prevalence rates now below 2.5%. This threshold is used by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to indicate that a country is no longer on the Hunger Map. The region as a whole has seen a decline in undernourishment from 6% of the population in 2020 to less than 5% in 2025, representing a reduction of nearly eight million people facing hunger. This positive trajectory was highlighted at the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, co-convened by Brazil and Spain, which called for renewed political leadership and coordinated public policies to eradicate hunger and poverty by 2030. The progress in Latin America, particularly South America, contrasts with a global trend where hunger eradication efforts are falling behind.
