Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Bulgaria

Prevalence of undernourishment in Bulgaria in 2023 — 2.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 2.4 pp.

2023 2.5% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 165
Period maximum 6.3%2006
Period minimum 2.5%2021

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Bulgaria, 2001–2023234567200120042007201020132016201920222001: 4.9%2002: 5.2%2003: 5.6%2004: 6%2005: 6.1%2006: 6.3%2007: 5.9%2008: 5.8%2009: 5.4%2010: 5.3%2011: 5.2%2012: 4.8%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.2%2015: 4.1%2016: 4.2%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.1%2019: 3%2020: 2.8%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: −2.4 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 2.5%
World 8.5%
Eastern Europe computed 3.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 +0 pp
2022 2.5 +0 pp
2021 2.5 −0.3 pp
2020 2.8 −0.2 pp
2019 3 −0.1 pp
2018 3.1 −0.3 pp
2017 3.4 −0.8 pp
2016 4.2 +0.1 pp
2015 4.1 −0.1 pp
2014 4.2 +0 pp
2013 4.2 −0.6 pp
2012 4.8 −0.4 pp
2011 5.2 −0.1 pp
2010 5.3 −0.1 pp
2009 5.4 −0.4 pp
2008 5.8 −0.1 pp
2007 5.9 −0.4 pp
2006 6.3 +0.2 pp
2005 6.1 +0.1 pp
2004 6 +0.4 pp
2003 5.6 +0.4 pp
2002 5.2 +0.3 pp
2001 4.9

Eastern Europe, 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.