Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — OPEC

Prevalence of undernourishment in OPEC in 2023 — 12.8%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2023 12.8% +0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.8%2023
Period minimum 8.2%2008

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — OPEC, 2001–20238101214200120042007201020132016201920222001: 8.7%2002: 8.7%2003: 8.6%2004: 8.3%2005: 8.3%2006: 8.3%2007: 8.2%2008: 8.2%2009: 8.3%2010: 8.6%2011: 8.9%2012: 9.1%2013: 8.8%2014: 8.7%2015: 9%2016: 9.6%2017: 10.4%2018: 10.6%2019: 11.5%2020: 11.7%2021: 12.2%2022: 12.4%2023: 12.8%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 12.8%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.8 +0.4 pp
2022 12.4 +0.1 pp
2021 12.2 +0.6 pp
2020 11.7 +0.2 pp
2019 11.5 +1 pp
2018 10.6 +0.2 pp
2017 10.4 +0.8 pp
2016 9.6 +0.6 pp
2015 9 +0.3 pp
2014 8.7 −0.1 pp
2013 8.8 −0.3 pp
2012 9.1 +0.2 pp
2011 8.9 +0.3 pp
2010 8.6 +0.3 pp
2009 8.3 +0.1 pp
2008 8.2 −0 pp
2007 8.2 −0.1 pp
2006 8.3 −0 pp
2005 8.3 −0.1 pp
2004 8.3 −0.3 pp
2003 8.6 −0 pp
2002 8.7 −0 pp
2001 8.7

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.