Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Moldova

Prevalence of undernourishment in Moldova in 2023 — 2.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 21.8 pp.

2023 2.5% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 1of 165
Period maximum 32.3%2005
Period minimum 2.5%2016

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Moldova, 2001–2023010203040200120042007201020132016201920222001: 24.3%2002: 26.9%2003: 29.6%2004: 31.7%2005: 32.3%2006: 30.6%2007: 27.5%2008: 22.9%2009: 17.9%2010: 12.9%2011: 8.4%2012: 5.7%2013: 4.4%2014: 3.8%2015: 3.3%2016: 2.5%2017: 2.5%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.5%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: −21.8 pp Annual average: -0.99 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 2.5%
World 8.5%
Eastern Europe computed 3.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 +0 pp
2022 2.5 +0 pp
2021 2.5 +0 pp
2020 2.5 +0 pp
2019 2.5 +0 pp
2018 2.5 +0 pp
2017 2.5 +0 pp
2016 2.5 −0.8 pp
2015 3.3 −0.5 pp
2014 3.8 −0.6 pp
2013 4.4 −1.3 pp
2012 5.7 −2.7 pp
2011 8.4 −4.5 pp
2010 12.9 −5 pp
2009 17.9 −5 pp
2008 22.9 −4.6 pp
2007 27.5 −3.1 pp
2006 30.6 −1.7 pp
2005 32.3 +0.6 pp
2004 31.7 +2.1 pp
2003 29.6 +2.7 pp
2002 26.9 +2.6 pp
2001 24.3

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.