Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Costa Rica

Prevalence of undernourishment in Costa Rica in 2023 — 2.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 2.1 pp.

2023 2.5% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 165
Period maximum 4.9%2003
Period minimum 2.5%2015

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Costa Rica, 2001–20232345200120042007201020132016201920222001: 4.6%2002: 4.8%2003: 4.9%2004: 4.5%2005: 3.8%2006: 3.3%2007: 3%2008: 3%2009: 3.1%2010: 3.1%2011: 3.1%2012: 3.1%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.7%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.5%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.5%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: −2.1 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Costa Rica 2.5%
World 8.5%
Central America computed 4.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 +0 pp
2022 2.5 +0 pp
2021 2.5 +0 pp
2020 2.5 +0 pp
2019 2.5 +0 pp
2018 2.5 +0 pp
2017 2.5 +0 pp
2016 2.5 +0 pp
2015 2.5 −0.2 pp
2014 2.7 −0.2 pp
2013 2.9 −0.2 pp
2012 3.1 +0 pp
2011 3.1 +0 pp
2010 3.1 +0 pp
2009 3.1 +0.1 pp
2008 3 +0 pp
2007 3 −0.3 pp
2006 3.3 −0.5 pp
2005 3.8 −0.7 pp
2004 4.5 −0.4 pp
2003 4.9 +0.1 pp
2002 4.8 +0.2 pp
2001 4.6

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.