Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle East & North Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 12.7%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2023 12.7% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 13%2002
Period minimum 9.1%2016

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle East & North Africa, 2001–202391011121314200120042007201020132016201920222001: 12.9%2002: 13%2003: 12.6%2004: 11.8%2005: 11.1%2006: 10.5%2007: 10.1%2008: 9.9%2009: 9.9%2010: 10.1%2011: 10.1%2012: 10.1%2013: 9.9%2014: 9.8%2015: 9.6%2016: 9.1%2017: 9.4%2018: 9.3%2019: 10.3%2020: 10.9%2021: 12.3%2022: 12.6%2023: 12.7%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 12.7%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.7 +0.1 pp
2022 12.6 +0.3 pp
2021 12.3 +1.4 pp
2020 10.9 +0.5 pp
2019 10.3 +1 pp
2018 9.3 −0.1 pp
2017 9.4 +0.3 pp
2016 9.1 −0.4 pp
2015 9.6 −0.2 pp
2014 9.8 −0.2 pp
2013 9.9 −0.2 pp
2012 10.1 −0 pp
2011 10.1 +0.1 pp
2010 10.1 +0.1 pp
2009 9.9 −0 pp
2008 9.9 −0.2 pp
2007 10.1 −0.4 pp
2006 10.5 −0.6 pp
2005 11.1 −0.7 pp
2004 11.8 −0.8 pp
2003 12.6 −0.4 pp
2002 13 +0.1 pp
2001 12.9

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.