Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Suriname

Prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname in 2023 — 9.7%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 1.8 pp.

2023 9.7% −0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 110of 165
Period maximum 11.5%2001
Period minimum 7.3%2008

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Suriname, 2001–2023681012200120042007201020132016201920222001: 11.5%2002: 10.9%2003: 10.1%2004: 9.4%2005: 8.8%2006: 8%2007: 7.9%2008: 7.3%2009: 7.4%2010: 7.6%2011: 8.2%2012: 8.2%2013: 7.8%2014: 8%2015: 8.6%2016: 9.3%2017: 9.3%2018: 9%2019: 8.7%2020: 9%2021: 9.3%2022: 9.9%2023: 9.7%
Change over the period: −1.8 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Suriname 9.7%
World 8.5%
South America computed 4.3%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.7 −0.2 pp
2022 9.9 +0.6 pp
2021 9.3 +0.3 pp
2020 9 +0.3 pp
2019 8.7 −0.3 pp
2018 9 −0.3 pp
2017 9.3 +0 pp
2016 9.3 +0.7 pp
2015 8.6 +0.6 pp
2014 8 +0.2 pp
2013 7.8 −0.4 pp
2012 8.2 +0 pp
2011 8.2 +0.6 pp
2010 7.6 +0.2 pp
2009 7.4 +0.1 pp
2008 7.3 −0.6 pp
2007 7.9 −0.1 pp
2006 8 −0.8 pp
2005 8.8 −0.6 pp
2004 9.4 −0.7 pp
2003 10.1 −0.8 pp
2002 10.9 −0.6 pp
2001 11.5

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.