Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Central Asia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Central Asia in 2023 — 3.7%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 12.7 pp.

2023 3.7% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16.9%2002
Period minimum 3.7%2023

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Central Asia, 2001–202305101520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 16.3%2002: 16.9%2003: 16.2%2004: 14.7%2005: 13.2%2006: 11.4%2007: 9.8%2008: 8.5%2009: 7.4%2010: 6.5%2011: 5.8%2012: 5.3%2013: 5.1%2014: 4.9%2015: 4.6%2016: 4.3%2017: 4.1%2018: 3.8%2019: 3.7%2020: 3.7%2021: 3.7%2022: 3.7%2023: 3.7%
Change over the period: −12.7 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 3.7%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.7 −0 pp
2022 3.7 −0.1 pp
2021 3.7 +0 pp
2020 3.7 −0 pp
2019 3.7 −0.1 pp
2018 3.8 −0.3 pp
2017 4.1 −0.2 pp
2016 4.3 −0.3 pp
2015 4.6 −0.3 pp
2014 4.9 −0.3 pp
2013 5.1 −0.2 pp
2012 5.3 −0.4 pp
2011 5.8 −0.7 pp
2010 6.5 −1 pp
2009 7.4 −1.1 pp
2008 8.5 −1.4 pp
2007 9.8 −1.6 pp
2006 11.4 −1.7 pp
2005 13.2 −1.6 pp
2004 14.7 −1.5 pp
2003 16.2 −0.7 pp
2002 16.9 +0.6 pp
2001 16.3

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.