Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mercosur

Prevalence of undernourishment in Mercosur in 2023 — 3.6%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 6.2 pp.

2023 3.6% −0.5 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.8%2001
Period minimum 3.1%2015

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mercosur, 2001–202302.557.510200120042007201020132016201920222001: 9.8%2002: 8.8%2003: 7.7%2004: 6.7%2005: 6.2%2006: 5.6%2007: 5%2008: 4.6%2009: 4.2%2010: 3.8%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.2%2014: 3.2%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.2%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.2%2020: 3.5%2021: 4.1%2022: 4%2023: 3.6%
Change over the period: −6.2 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 3.6%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.6 −0.5 pp
2022 4 −0 pp
2021 4.1 +0.6 pp
2020 3.5 +0.3 pp
2019 3.2 −0 pp
2018 3.2 +0 pp
2017 3.2 +0 pp
2016 3.1 +0 pp
2015 3.1 −0 pp
2014 3.2 −0.1 pp
2013 3.2 −0.1 pp
2012 3.3 −0.2 pp
2011 3.5 −0.3 pp
2010 3.8 −0.4 pp
2009 4.2 −0.4 pp
2008 4.6 −0.5 pp
2007 5 −0.6 pp
2006 5.6 −0.6 pp
2005 6.2 −0.5 pp
2004 6.7 −1 pp
2003 7.7 −1 pp
2002 8.8 −1 pp
2001 9.8

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.