Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Asia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 2.5%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 7.7 pp.

2023 2.5% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.2%2001
Period minimum 2.5%2022

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Asia, 2001–2023051015200120042007201020132016201920222001: 10.2%2002: 9.5%2003: 8.8%2004: 8.1%2005: 7.3%2006: 6.4%2007: 5.4%2008: 4.5%2009: 3.6%2010: 3.2%2011: 3.2%2012: 3.2%2013: 3.2%2014: 3.3%2015: 3.3%2016: 3.3%2017: 3.3%2018: 3.3%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.5%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%
Change over the period: −7.7 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 2.5%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.5 +0 pp
2022 2.5 −0 pp
2021 2.5 −0 pp
2020 2.5 −0 pp
2019 2.5 −0.8 pp
2018 3.3 −0 pp
2017 3.3 +0 pp
2016 3.3 +0 pp
2015 3.3 +0 pp
2014 3.3 +0 pp
2013 3.2 −0 pp
2012 3.2 +0 pp
2011 3.2 +0 pp
2010 3.2 −0.4 pp
2009 3.6 −0.9 pp
2008 4.5 −0.9 pp
2007 5.4 −1 pp
2006 6.4 −0.8 pp
2005 7.3 −0.8 pp
2004 8.1 −0.8 pp
2003 8.8 −0.7 pp
2002 9.5 −0.7 pp
2001 10.2

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.