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Prevalence of undernourishment

The share of the population whose calorie intake is below the minimum requirement.

Unit: % of population Period: 2001–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 10% Countries: 169

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2006 to 2023.

Prevalence of undernourishment, 2006–2023

Top-20 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment, 2006–20230204060HaitiHaiti: 54.2%54.2SomaliaSomalia: 53.2%53.2North KoreaNorth Korea: 47%47MadagascarMadagascar: 39.5%39.5SyriaSyria: 39%39Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 38.5%38.5ZambiaZambia: 37.2%37.2KenyaKenya: 36.8%36.8LiberiaLiberia: 35.5%35.5ChadChad: 32%32Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 29.8%29.8Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 28.7%28.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 28.1%28.1Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 26.4%26.4GabonGabon: 25.3%25.3RwandaRwanda: 24.4%24.4Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 24.1%24.1BotswanaBotswana: 24%24AngolaAngola: 22.5%22.5South SudanSouth Sudan: 22.3%22.3
Prevalence of undernourishment — 2006–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 HT Haiti 54.2 2023 169
2 SO Somalia 53.2 2023 168
3 KP North Korea 47 2018 167
4 MG Madagascar 39.5 2023 166
5 SY Syria 39 2023 165
6 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 38.5 2023 164
7 ZM Zambia 37.2 2023 163
8 KE Kenya 36.8 2023 162
9 LR Liberia 35.5 2023 161
10 TD Chad 32 2023 160
11 CF Central African Republic 29.8 2023 159
12 PG Papua New Guinea 28.7 2023 158
13 AF Afghanistan 28.1 2023 157
14 CG Republic of the Congo 26.4 2023 156
15 GA Gabon 25.3 2023 155
16 RW Rwanda 24.4 2023 154
17 SL Sierra Leone 24.1 2023 153
18 BW Botswana 24 2023 152
19 AO Angola 22.5 2023 151
20 SS South Sudan 22.3 2023 150
21 GW Guinea-Bissau 22.1 2023 149
22 UG Uganda 22 2023 148
23 BO Bolivia 21.8 2023 146
24 MZ Mozambique 21.8 2023 146
25 MW Malawi 21.4 2023 145
26 TZ Tanzania 20.2 2023 144
27 SB Solomon Islands 20 2023 143
28 NG Nigeria 19.9 2023 142
29 ET Ethiopia 19.7 2023 140
30 ZW Zimbabwe 19.7 2023 140
31 TL Timor-Leste 18.7 2023 139
32 NA Namibia 18.1 2023 138
33 ST Sao Tome and Principe 17.4 2023 137
34 NI Nicaragua 17.3 2022 136
35 GM Gambia 16.8 2023 135
36 LY Libya 16.5 2023 133
37 PK Pakistan 16.5 2023 133
38 KM Comoros 15.4 2023 132
39 IQ Iraq 14.9 2023 131
40 HN Honduras 14.8 2023 130
41 SZ Eswatini 14.7 2023 129
42 BJ Benin 14.3 2023 127
43 JO Jordan 14.3 2023 127
44 CV Cabo Verde 13.5 2023 126
45 BF Burkina Faso 13.1 2023 125
46 DJ Djibouti 12.9 2023 123
47 NE Niger 12.9 2023 123
48 ML Mali 12.3 2023 122
49 EC Ecuador 12.1 2023 121
50 IN India 12 2023 120
51 GT Guatemala 11.8 2023 119
52 GN Guinea 11.4 2023 118
53 MO Macao 11.2 2023 116
54 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11.2 2023 116
55 CI Côte d'Ivoire 11.1 2023 115
56 SD Sudan 11 2021 114
57 BD Bangladesh 10.4 2023 113
58 ZA South Africa 10 2023 112
59 SR Suriname 9.7 2023 111
60 EG Egypt 9.4 2023 110
61 TG Togo 9.1 2023 109
62 LB Lebanon 8.7 2023 106
63 MR Mauritania 8.7 2023 106
64 MU Mauritius 8.7 2023 106
65 TJ Tajikistan 8.4 2023 105
66 JM Jamaica 7.7 2023 104
67 LK Sri Lanka 7.4 2023 103
68 VU Vanuatu 7.2 2023 102
69 BZ Belize 7 2023 100
70 MA Morocco 7 2023 100
71 PE Peru 6.9 2023 98
72 UA Ukraine 6.9 2023 98
73 FJ Fiji 6.8 2023 96
74 IR Iran 6.8 2023 96
75 SV El Salvador 6.7 2023 95
76 GH Ghana 6.3 2023 93
77 ID Indonesia 6.3 2023 93
78 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.1 2023 92
79 OM Oman 5.9 2023 90
80 VE Venezuela 5.9 2023 90
81 PA Panama 5.7 2023 89
82 AL Albania 5.4 2023 87
83 MM Myanmar 5.4 2023 87
84 NP Nepal 5.3 2023 85
85 VN Vietnam 5.3 2023 85
86 KH Cambodia 5.2 2023 83
87 PY Paraguay 5.2 2023 83
88 KG Kyrgyzstan 5.1 2023 81
89 SN Senegal 5.1 2023 81
90 NC New Caledonia 4.9 2023 80
91 CM Cameroon 4.8 2023 79
92 TH Thailand 4.6 2023 78
93 BB Barbados 4.4 2023 77
94 TM Turkmenistan 4.3 2023 76
95 KI Kiribati 4.1 2023 75
96 CO Colombia 3.9 2023 74
97 PF French Polynesia 3.8 2023 73
98 DM Dominica 3.6 2023 70
99 DO Dominican Republic 3.6 2023 70
100 WS Samoa 3.6 2023 70
101 AR Argentina 3.4 2023 69
102 HK Hong Kong 3.1 2023 67
103 SK Slovakia 3.1 2023 67
104 PH Philippines 3 2023 65
105 TN Tunisia 3 2023 65
106 MX Mexico 2.7 2023 64
107 DZ Algeria 2.5 2023 1
108 AM Armenia 2.5 2023 1
109 AU Australia 2.5 2023 1
110 AT Austria 2.5 2023 1
111 AZ Azerbaijan 2.5 2023 1
112 BY Belarus 2.5 2023 1
113 BE Belgium 2.5 2023 1
114 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5 2023 1
115 BR Brazil 2.5 2023 1
116 BG Bulgaria 2.5 2023 1
117 CA Canada 2.5 2023 1
118 CL Chile 2.5 2023 1
119 CN China 2.5 2023 1
120 CR Costa Rica 2.5 2023 1
121 HR Croatia 2.5 2023 1
122 CU Cuba 2.5 2006 1
123 CY Cyprus 2.5 2023 1
124 CZ Czechia 2.5 2023 1
125 DK Denmark 2.5 2023 1
126 EE Estonia 2.5 2023 1
127 FI Finland 2.5 2023 1
128 FR France 2.5 2023 1
129 GE Georgia 2.5 2023 1
130 DE Germany 2.5 2023 1
131 GR Greece 2.5 2023 1
132 GY Guyana 2.5 2023 1
133 HU Hungary 2.5 2023 1
134 IS Iceland 2.5 2023 1
135 IE Ireland 2.5 2023 1
136 IL Israel 2.5 2023 1
137 IT Italy 2.5 2023 1
138 KZ Kazakhstan 2.5 2023 1
139 KW Kuwait 2.5 2023 1
140 LV Latvia 2.5 2023 1
141 LT Lithuania 2.5 2023 1
142 LU Luxembourg 2.5 2023 1
143 MY Malaysia 2.5 2023 1
144 MT Malta 2.5 2023 1
145 MD Moldova 2.5 2023 1
146 MN Mongolia 2.5 2023 1
147 ME Montenegro 2.5 2023 1
148 NL Netherlands 2.5 2023 1
149 NZ New Zealand 2.5 2023 1
150 MK North Macedonia 2.5 2023 1
151 NO Norway 2.5 2023 1
152 PL Poland 2.5 2023 1
153 PT Portugal 2.5 2023 1
154 RO Romania 2.5 2023 1
155 RU Russia 2.5 2023 1
156 SA Saudi Arabia 2.5 2023 1
157 RS Serbia 2.5 2023 1
158 SC Seychelles 2.5 2023 1
159 SI Slovenia 2.5 2023 1
160 KR South Korea 2.5 2023 1
161 ES Spain 2.5 2023 1
162 SE Sweden 2.5 2023 1
163 CH Switzerland 2.5 2023 1
164 TR Türkiye 2.5 2023 1
165 AE United Arab Emirates 2.5 2023 1
166 GB United Kingdom 2.5 2023 1
167 US United States 2.5 2023 1
168 UY Uruguay 2.5 2023 1
169 UZ Uzbekistan 2.5 2023 1
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Maximum 54.2%
Median 5.3%
Minimum 2.5%
World 8.5%

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of population
Observation period
2001–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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