Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Paraguay

Prevalence of undernourishment in Paraguay in 2023 — 5.2%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 5.1 pp.

2023 5.2% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank 82of 165
Period maximum 10.3%2001
Period minimum 2.5%2010

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Paraguay, 2001–2023051015200120042007201020132016201920222001: 10.3%2002: 9.1%2003: 8.6%2004: 7.9%2005: 7.4%2006: 6%2007: 4.6%2008: 3.6%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.5%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.5%2014: 2.5%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.7%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.4%2021: 3.9%2022: 4.4%2023: 5.2%
Change over the period: −5.1 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 5.2%
World 8.5%
South America computed 4.3%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.2 +0.8 pp
2022 4.4 +0.5 pp
2021 3.9 +0.5 pp
2020 3.4 +0.3 pp
2019 3.1 +0.4 pp
2018 2.7 +0.1 pp
2017 2.6 +0 pp
2016 2.6 +0.1 pp
2015 2.5 +0 pp
2014 2.5 +0 pp
2013 2.5 +0 pp
2012 2.5 +0 pp
2011 2.5 +0 pp
2010 2.5 −0.4 pp
2009 2.9 −0.7 pp
2008 3.6 −1 pp
2007 4.6 −1.4 pp
2006 6 −1.4 pp
2005 7.4 −0.5 pp
2004 7.9 −0.7 pp
2003 8.6 −0.5 pp
2002 9.1 −1.2 pp
2001 10.3

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.