Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Ecuador

Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador in 2023 — 12.1%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 7.9 pp.

2023 12.1% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 119of 165
Period maximum 21.8%2002
Period minimum 8%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Ecuador, 2001–2023510152025200120042007201020132016201920222001: 20%2002: 21.8%2003: 21.2%2004: 20%2005: 17.4%2006: 15%2007: 12.9%2008: 11.1%2009: 9.5%2010: 8.4%2011: 8%2012: 8.5%2013: 8.5%2014: 8.5%2015: 8.8%2016: 9.5%2017: 10.4%2018: 11.3%2019: 12.7%2020: 13.4%2021: 13.6%2022: 12.8%2023: 12.1%
Change over the period: −7.9 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 12.1%
World 8.5%
South America computed 4.3%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.1 −0.7 pp
2022 12.8 −0.8 pp
2021 13.6 +0.2 pp
2020 13.4 +0.7 pp
2019 12.7 +1.4 pp
2018 11.3 +0.9 pp
2017 10.4 +0.9 pp
2016 9.5 +0.7 pp
2015 8.8 +0.3 pp
2014 8.5 +0 pp
2013 8.5 +0 pp
2012 8.5 +0.5 pp
2011 8 −0.4 pp
2010 8.4 −1.1 pp
2009 9.5 −1.6 pp
2008 11.1 −1.8 pp
2007 12.9 −2.1 pp
2006 15 −2.4 pp
2005 17.4 −2.6 pp
2004 20 −1.2 pp
2003 21.2 −0.6 pp
2002 21.8 +1.8 pp
2001 20

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.