Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Peru

Prevalence of undernourishment in Peru in 2023 — 6.9%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 13.5 pp.

2023 6.9% +0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 97of 165
Period maximum 22.1%2003
Period minimum 5.3%2014

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Peru, 2001–20230102030200120042007201020132016201920222001: 20.4%2002: 21.8%2003: 22.1%2004: 20.7%2005: 17.9%2006: 14.9%2007: 13%2008: 11%2009: 9.4%2010: 8.5%2011: 7.6%2012: 6.7%2013: 5.6%2014: 5.3%2015: 5.7%2016: 6.2%2017: 6.5%2018: 6%2019: 6.2%2020: 6.3%2021: 6.5%2022: 6.6%2023: 6.9%
Change over the period: −13.5 pp Annual average: -0.61 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Peru 6.9%
World 8.5%
South America computed 4.3%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.9 +0.3 pp
2022 6.6 +0.1 pp
2021 6.5 +0.2 pp
2020 6.3 +0.1 pp
2019 6.2 +0.2 pp
2018 6 −0.5 pp
2017 6.5 +0.3 pp
2016 6.2 +0.5 pp
2015 5.7 +0.4 pp
2014 5.3 −0.3 pp
2013 5.6 −1.1 pp
2012 6.7 −0.9 pp
2011 7.6 −0.9 pp
2010 8.5 −0.9 pp
2009 9.4 −1.6 pp
2008 11 −2 pp
2007 13 −1.9 pp
2006 14.9 −3 pp
2005 17.9 −2.8 pp
2004 20.7 −1.4 pp
2003 22.1 +0.3 pp
2002 21.8 +1.4 pp
2001 20.4

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.