Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Papua New Guinea

Prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 28.7%. Ranked 155 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 2 pp.

2023 28.7% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 155of 165
Period maximum 30.1%2011
Period minimum 26.7%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Papua New Guinea, 2001–2023262728293031200120042007201020132016201920222001: 26.7%2002: 27.4%2003: 28.1%2004: 29%2005: 27.9%2006: 27.9%2007: 27.2%2008: 27.6%2009: 28.8%2010: 29.9%2011: 30.1%2012: 28.6%2013: 27.3%2014: 27.6%2015: 27.8%2016: 28.2%2017: 28.3%2018: 28.5%2019: 28.2%2020: 28.3%2021: 27.9%2022: 28.8%2023: 28.7%
Change over the period: +2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 28.7%
World 8.5%
Melanesia computed 25.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 28.7 −0.1 pp
2022 28.8 +0.9 pp
2021 27.9 −0.4 pp
2020 28.3 +0.1 pp
2019 28.2 −0.3 pp
2018 28.5 +0.2 pp
2017 28.3 +0.1 pp
2016 28.2 +0.4 pp
2015 27.8 +0.2 pp
2014 27.6 +0.3 pp
2013 27.3 −1.3 pp
2012 28.6 −1.5 pp
2011 30.1 +0.2 pp
2010 29.9 +1.1 pp
2009 28.8 +1.2 pp
2008 27.6 +0.4 pp
2007 27.2 −0.7 pp
2006 27.9 +0 pp
2005 27.9 −1.1 pp
2004 29 +0.9 pp
2003 28.1 +0.7 pp
2002 27.4 +0.7 pp
2001 26.7

Melanesia, 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.