Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Asia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Southern Asia in 2023 — 12.4%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 5.6 pp.

2023 12.4% −1.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.1%2004
Period minimum 10.6%2018

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Asia, 2001–20231012.51517.52022.5200120042007201020132016201920222001: 18%2002: 19.1%2003: 20%2004: 20.1%2005: 19.4%2006: 17.7%2007: 16%2008: 15.1%2009: 14.9%2010: 14.7%2011: 14.4%2012: 13.7%2013: 13.2%2014: 12.8%2015: 12.3%2016: 11.6%2017: 10.9%2018: 10.6%2019: 11.7%2020: 12.9%2021: 13.9%2022: 13.5%2023: 12.4%
Change over the period: −5.6 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 12.4%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.4 −1.1 pp
2022 13.5 −0.5 pp
2021 13.9 +1 pp
2020 12.9 +1.2 pp
2019 11.7 +1.1 pp
2018 10.6 −0.3 pp
2017 10.9 −0.7 pp
2016 11.6 −0.6 pp
2015 12.3 −0.5 pp
2014 12.8 −0.3 pp
2013 13.2 −0.6 pp
2012 13.7 −0.7 pp
2011 14.4 −0.3 pp
2010 14.7 −0.2 pp
2009 14.9 −0.1 pp
2008 15.1 −0.9 pp
2007 16 −1.7 pp
2006 17.7 −1.7 pp
2005 19.4 −0.6 pp
2004 20.1 +0.1 pp
2003 20 +0.9 pp
2002 19.1 +1.1 pp
2001 18

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.