Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Belize

Prevalence of undernourishment in Belize in 2023 — 7%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2023 7% +1.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 99of 165
Period maximum 7%2023
Period minimum 4.7%2009

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Belize, 2001–20234567200120042007201020132016201920222001: 5.7%2002: 5.4%2003: 5.2%2004: 5.1%2005: 5%2006: 4.9%2007: 4.9%2008: 4.8%2009: 4.7%2010: 4.9%2011: 5.1%2012: 5.5%2013: 6%2014: 6.4%2015: 6.5%2016: 6.1%2017: 5.8%2018: 5.3%2019: 5%2020: 5%2021: 5.1%2022: 5.8%2023: 7%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 7%
World 8.5%
Central America computed 4.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7 +1.2 pp
2022 5.8 +0.7 pp
2021 5.1 +0.1 pp
2020 5 +0 pp
2019 5 −0.3 pp
2018 5.3 −0.5 pp
2017 5.8 −0.3 pp
2016 6.1 −0.4 pp
2015 6.5 +0.1 pp
2014 6.4 +0.4 pp
2013 6 +0.5 pp
2012 5.5 +0.4 pp
2011 5.1 +0.2 pp
2010 4.9 +0.2 pp
2009 4.7 −0.1 pp
2008 4.8 −0.1 pp
2007 4.9 +0 pp
2006 4.9 −0.1 pp
2005 5 −0.1 pp
2004 5.1 −0.1 pp
2003 5.2 −0.2 pp
2002 5.4 −0.3 pp
2001 5.7

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.