Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Iraq

Prevalence of undernourishment in Iraq in 2023 — 14.9%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 5.2 pp.

2023 14.9% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 129of 165
Period maximum 20.1%2001
Period minimum 13.4%2010

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Iraq, 2001–2023121416182022200120042007201020132016201920222001: 20.1%2002: 19.5%2003: 18.4%2004: 17.8%2005: 16.5%2006: 16.5%2007: 16.4%2008: 15.6%2009: 14.5%2010: 13.4%2011: 13.6%2012: 14.2%2013: 14.9%2014: 15.3%2015: 15.7%2016: 16.1%2017: 16%2018: 15.8%2019: 15.4%2020: 15.1%2021: 15.4%2022: 15.3%2023: 14.9%
Change over the period: −5.2 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 14.9%
World 8.5%
Western Asia computed 8.8%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.9 −0.4 pp
2022 15.3 −0.1 pp
2021 15.4 +0.3 pp
2020 15.1 −0.3 pp
2019 15.4 −0.4 pp
2018 15.8 −0.2 pp
2017 16 −0.1 pp
2016 16.1 +0.4 pp
2015 15.7 +0.4 pp
2014 15.3 +0.4 pp
2013 14.9 +0.7 pp
2012 14.2 +0.6 pp
2011 13.6 +0.2 pp
2010 13.4 −1.1 pp
2009 14.5 −1.1 pp
2008 15.6 −0.8 pp
2007 16.4 −0.1 pp
2006 16.5 +0 pp
2005 16.5 −1.3 pp
2004 17.8 −0.6 pp
2003 18.4 −1.1 pp
2002 19.5 −0.6 pp
2001 20.1

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.