Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Lebanon

Prevalence of undernourishment in Lebanon in 2023 — 8.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2023 8.7% −1.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 165
Period maximum 10.4%2021
Period minimum 3.9%2010

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Lebanon, 2001–202324681012200120042007201020132016201920222001: 7.4%2002: 8.1%2003: 8.5%2004: 8.2%2005: 7.1%2006: 6.2%2007: 5.4%2008: 4.7%2009: 4.1%2010: 3.9%2011: 3.9%2012: 4.4%2013: 4.8%2014: 5.3%2015: 5.6%2016: 5.7%2017: 5.5%2018: 5.6%2019: 7.1%2020: 9.1%2021: 10.4%2022: 9.8%2023: 8.7%
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: Lebanon

Lebanon 8.7%
World 8.5%
Western Asia computed 8.8%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.7 −1.1 pp
2022 9.8 −0.6 pp
2021 10.4 +1.3 pp
2020 9.1 +2 pp
2019 7.1 +1.5 pp
2018 5.6 +0.1 pp
2017 5.5 −0.2 pp
2016 5.7 +0.1 pp
2015 5.6 +0.3 pp
2014 5.3 +0.5 pp
2013 4.8 +0.4 pp
2012 4.4 +0.5 pp
2011 3.9 +0 pp
2010 3.9 −0.2 pp
2009 4.1 −0.6 pp
2008 4.7 −0.7 pp
2007 5.4 −0.8 pp
2006 6.2 −0.9 pp
2005 7.1 −1.1 pp
2004 8.2 −0.3 pp
2003 8.5 +0.4 pp
2002 8.1 +0.7 pp
2001 7.4

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.