Prevalence of undernourishment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Prevalence of undernourishment, percent of population, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 162 countries was 9.71 percent. The highest value was in Haiti: 54.2 percent and the lowest value was in Algeria: 2.5 percent. The indicator is available from 2001 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Food and Agriculture Organization
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Countries Prevalence of undernourishment, 2023 Global rank Available data
Haiti 54.2 1 2001 - 2023
Somalia 53.2 2 2001 - 2023
Madagascar 39.5 3 2001 - 2023
Syria 39 4 2001 - 2023
DR Congo 38.5 5 2001 - 2023
Zambia 37.2 6 2001 - 2023
Kenya 36.8 7 2001 - 2023
Liberia 35.5 8 2001 - 2023
Chad 32 9 2001 - 2023
C.A. Republic 29.8 10 2001 - 2023
Papua N.G. 28.7 11 2001 - 2023
Afghanistan 28.1 12 2001 - 2023
R. of Congo 26.4 13 2001 - 2023
Gabon 25.3 14 2001 - 2023
Rwanda 24.4 15 2001 - 2023
Sierra Leone 24.1 16 2001 - 2023
Botswana 24 17 2001 - 2023
Angola 22.5 18 2001 - 2023
G.-Bissau 22.1 19 2001 - 2023
Uganda 22 20 2001 - 2023
Bolivia 21.8 21 2001 - 2023
Mozambique 21.8 22 2001 - 2023
Malawi 21.4 23 2001 - 2023
Tanzania 20.2 24 2001 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 20 25 2001 - 2023
Nigeria 19.9 26 2001 - 2023
Ethiopia 19.7 27 2001 - 2023
Zimbabwe 19.7 28 2001 - 2023
Namibia 18.1 29 2001 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 17.4 30 2001 - 2023
Gambia 16.8 31 2001 - 2023
Libya 16.5 32 2001 - 2023
Pakistan 16.5 33 2001 - 2023
Comoros 15.4 34 2001 - 2023
Iraq 14.9 35 2001 - 2023
Honduras 14.8 36 2001 - 2023
Swaziland 14.7 37 2001 - 2023
Benin 14.3 38 2001 - 2023
Jordan 14.3 39 2001 - 2023
Cape Verde 13.5 40 2001 - 2023
Burkina Faso 13.1 41 2001 - 2023
Djibouti 12.9 42 2001 - 2023
Niger 12.9 43 2001 - 2023
Mali 12.3 44 2001 - 2023
Ecuador 12.1 45 2001 - 2023
India 12 46 2001 - 2023
Guatemala 11.8 47 2001 - 2023
Guinea 11.4 48 2001 - 2023
Macao 11.2 49 2001 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 11.2 50 2001 - 2023
Ivory Coast 11.1 51 2001 - 2023
Bangladesh 10.4 52 2001 - 2023
South Africa 10 53 2001 - 2023
Suriname 9.7 54 2001 - 2023
Egypt 9.4 55 2001 - 2023
Togo 9.1 56 2001 - 2023
Lebanon 8.7 57 2001 - 2023
Mauritania 8.7 58 2001 - 2023
Mauritius 8.7 59 2001 - 2023
Tajikistan 8.4 60 2001 - 2023
Jamaica 7.7 61 2001 - 2023
Sri Lanka 7.4 62 2001 - 2023
Vanuatu 7.2 63 2001 - 2023
Belize 7 64 2001 - 2023
Morocco 7 65 2001 - 2023
Peru 6.9 66 2001 - 2023
Ukraine 6.9 67 2001 - 2023
Fiji 6.8 68 2001 - 2023
Iran 6.8 69 2001 - 2023
El Salvador 6.7 70 2001 - 2023
Ghana 6.3 71 2001 - 2023
Indonesia 6.3 72 2001 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 6.1 73 2001 - 2023
Oman 5.9 74 2001 - 2023
Venezuela 5.9 75 2001 - 2023
Panama 5.7 76 2001 - 2023
Albania 5.4 77 2001 - 2023
Burma 5.4 78 2001 - 2023
Nepal 5.3 79 2001 - 2023
Vietnam 5.3 80 2001 - 2023
Cambodia 5.2 81 2001 - 2023
Paraguay 5.2 82 2001 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5.1 83 2001 - 2023
Senegal 5.1 84 2001 - 2023
N. Caledonia 4.9 85 2001 - 2023
Cameroon 4.8 86 2001 - 2023
Thailand 4.6 87 2001 - 2023
Barbados 4.4 88 2001 - 2023
Turkmenistan 4.3 89 2001 - 2023
Kiribati 4.1 90 2001 - 2023
Colombia 3.9 91 2001 - 2023
Dominica 3.6 92 2001 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 3.6 93 2001 - 2023
Samoa 3.6 94 2001 - 2023
Argentina 3.4 95 2001 - 2023
Hong Kong 3.1 96 2001 - 2023
Slovakia 3.1 97 2001 - 2023
Philippines 3 98 2001 - 2023
Tunisia 3 99 2001 - 2023
Mexico 2.7 100 2001 - 2023
Algeria 2.5 101 2001 - 2023
Armenia 2.5 102 2001 - 2023
Australia 2.5 103 2001 - 2023
Austria 2.5 104 2001 - 2023
Azerbaijan 2.5 105 2001 - 2023
Belarus 2.5 106 2001 - 2023
Belgium 2.5 107 2001 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 2.5 108 2001 - 2023
Brazil 2.5 109 2001 - 2023
Bulgaria 2.5 110 2001 - 2023
Canada 2.5 111 2001 - 2023
Chile 2.5 112 2001 - 2023
China 2.5 113 2001 - 2023
Costa Rica 2.5 114 2001 - 2023
Croatia 2.5 115 2001 - 2023
Cyprus 2.5 116 2001 - 2023
Czechia 2.5 117 2001 - 2023
Denmark 2.5 118 2001 - 2023
Estonia 2.5 119 2001 - 2023
Finland 2.5 120 2001 - 2023
France 2.5 121 2001 - 2023
Georgia 2.5 122 2001 - 2023
Germany 2.5 123 2001 - 2023
Greece 2.5 124 2001 - 2023
Guyana 2.5 125 2001 - 2023
Hungary 2.5 126 2001 - 2023
Iceland 2.5 127 2001 - 2023
Ireland 2.5 128 2001 - 2023
Israel 2.5 129 2001 - 2023
Italy 2.5 130 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2.5 131 2001 - 2023
Kuwait 2.5 132 2001 - 2023
Latvia 2.5 133 2001 - 2023
Lithuania 2.5 134 2001 - 2023
Luxembourg 2.5 135 2001 - 2023
Malaysia 2.5 136 2001 - 2023
Malta 2.5 137 2001 - 2023
Moldova 2.5 138 2001 - 2023
Mongolia 2.5 139 2001 - 2023
Montenegro 2.5 140 2001 - 2023
Netherlands 2.5 141 2001 - 2023
New Zealand 2.5 142 2001 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.5 143 2001 - 2023
Norway 2.5 144 2001 - 2023
Poland 2.5 145 2001 - 2023
Portugal 2.5 146 2001 - 2023
Romania 2.5 147 2001 - 2023
Russia 2.5 148 2001 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.5 149 2001 - 2023
Serbia 2.5 150 2001 - 2023
Seychelles 2.5 151 2001 - 2023
Slovenia 2.5 152 2001 - 2023
South Korea 2.5 153 2001 - 2023
Spain 2.5 154 2001 - 2023
Sweden 2.5 155 2001 - 2023
Switzerland 2.5 156 2001 - 2023
Turkey 2.5 157 2001 - 2023
UA Emirates 2.5 158 2001 - 2023
UK 2.5 159 2001 - 2023
Uruguay 2.5 160 2001 - 2023
USA 2.5 161 2001 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2.5 162 2001 - 2023


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Definition: Prevalence of undernourishments is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.

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1. Haiti
2. Somalia
3. Madagascar
4. Syria
5. DR Congo
6. Zambia
7. Kenya
8. Liberia
9. Chad
10. C.A. Republic
11. Papua N.G.
12. Afghanistan
13. R. of Congo
14. Gabon
15. Rwanda
16. Sierra Leone
17. Botswana
18. Angola
19. G.-Bissau
20. Uganda
21. Bolivia
22. Mozambique
23. Malawi
24. Tanzania
25. Solomon Isl.
26. Nigeria
27. Ethiopia
28. Zimbabwe
29. Namibia
30. S.T.&Principe
31. Gambia
32. Libya
33. Pakistan
34. Comoros
35. Iraq
36. Honduras
37. Swaziland
38. Benin
39. Jordan
40. Cape Verde
41. Burkina Faso
42. Djibouti
43. Niger
44. Mali
45. Ecuador
46. India
47. Guatemala
48. Guinea
49. Macao
50. Tr.&Tobago
51. Ivory Coast
52. Bangladesh
53. South Africa
54. Suriname
55. Egypt
56. Togo
57. Lebanon
58. Mauritania
59. Mauritius
60. Tajikistan
61. Jamaica
62. Sri Lanka
63. Vanuatu
64. Belize
65. Morocco
66. Peru
67. Ukraine
68. Fiji
69. Iran
70. El Salvador
71. Ghana
72. Indonesia
73. St. Vincent & ...
74. Oman
75. Venezuela
76. Panama
77. Albania
78. Burma
79. Nepal
80. Vietnam
81. Cambodia
82. Paraguay
83. Kyrgyzstan
84. Senegal
85. N. Caledonia
86. Cameroon
87. Thailand
88. Barbados
89. Turkmenistan
90. Kiribati
91. Colombia
92. Dominica
93. Domin. Rep.
94. Samoa
95. Argentina
96. Hong Kong
97. Slovakia
98. Philippines
99. Tunisia
100. Mexico
101. Algeria
102. Armenia
103. Australia
104. Austria
105. Azerbaijan
106. Belarus
107. Belgium
108. Bosnia & Herz.
109. Brazil
110. Bulgaria
111. Canada
112. Chile
113. China
114. Costa Rica
115. Croatia
116. Cyprus
117. Czechia
118. Denmark
119. Estonia
120. Finland
121. France
122. Georgia
123. Germany
124. Greece
125. Guyana
126. Hungary
127. Iceland
128. Ireland
129. Israel
130. Italy
131. Kazakhstan
132. Kuwait
133. Latvia
134. Lithuania
135. Luxembourg
136. Malaysia
137. Malta
138. Moldova
139. Mongolia
140. Montenegro
141. Netherlands
142. New Zealand
143. North Macedonia
144. Norway
145. Poland
146. Portugal
147. Romania
148. Russia
149. Saudi Arabia
150. Serbia
151. Seychelles
152. Slovenia
153. South Korea
154. Spain
155. Sweden
156. Switzerland
157. Turkey
158. UA Emirates
159. UK
160. Uruguay
161. USA
162. Uzbekistan
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39.50
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37.20
36.80
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32.00
29.80
28.70
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25.30
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