Prevalence of undernourishment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Prevalence of undernourishment, percent of population, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 167 countries was 10.78 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 51 percent and the lowest value was in Algeria: 2.5 percent. The indicator is available from 2001 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
Madagascar 51 1 2001 - 2021
C.A. Republic 48.7 2 2001 - 2021
Somalia 48.7 3 2001 - 2021
Lesotho 46 4 2001 - 2021
North Korea 45.5 5 2001 - 2021
Haiti 45 6 2001 - 2021
Liberia 38.4 7 2001 - 2021
Zimbabwe 38.4 8 2001 - 2021
G.-Bissau 37.9 9 2001 - 2021
DR Congo 35.3 10 2001 - 2021
Yemen 34.5 11 2001 - 2021
R. of Congo 33.3 12 2001 - 2021
Rwanda 31.6 13 2001 - 2021
Uganda 31.6 14 2001 - 2021
Chad 31.4 15 2001 - 2021
Mozambique 30.5 16 2001 - 2021
Afghanistan 30.1 17 2001 - 2021
Zambia 29.8 18 2001 - 2021
Kenya 27.8 19 2001 - 2021
Sierra Leone 27.8 20 2001 - 2021
Syria 27.8 21 2001 - 2021
Tanzania 23.5 22 2001 - 2021
Papua N.G. 23.4 23 2001 - 2021
Gabon 23 24 2001 - 2021
Botswana 22.9 25 2001 - 2021
Ethiopia 21.9 26 2001 - 2021
Angola 21.6 27 2001 - 2021
Gambia 19.6 28 2001 - 2021
Bolivia 19.4 29 2001 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 19 30 2001 - 2021
Honduras 18.7 31 2001 - 2021
Pakistan 18.5 32 2001 - 2021
Cape Verde 18.2 33 2001 - 2021
Venezuela 17.9 34 2001 - 2021
Malawi 17.8 35 2001 - 2021
Nicaragua 17.8 36 2001 - 2021
Togo 17.4 37 2001 - 2021
Namibia 17.1 38 2001 - 2021
Djibouti 16.8 39 2001 - 2021
India 16.6 40 2001 - 2021
Iraq 16.3 41 2001 - 2021
Burkina Faso 16.2 42 2001 - 2021
Niger 16.1 43 2001 - 2021
Nigeria 15.9 44 2001 - 2021
Ecuador 13.9 45 2001 - 2021
Comoros 13.5 46 2001 - 2021
Guatemala 13.3 47 2001 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 13.1 48 2001 - 2021
Guinea 12.9 49 2001 - 2021
Mali 12.8 50 2001 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 12.2 51 2001 - 2021
Kiribati 12.1 52 2001 - 2021
Sudan 11.9 53 2013 - 2021
Swaziland 11.6 54 2001 - 2021
Bangladesh 11.2 55 2001 - 2021
Benin 9.9 56 2001 - 2021
Vanuatu 9.5 57 2001 - 2021
Tajikistan 9.3 58 2001 - 2021
Suriname 9 59 2001 - 2021
Mauritania 8.7 60 2001 - 2021
Libya 8.4 61 2001 - 2021
Jamaica 8.3 62 2001 - 2021
Macao 8 63 2001 - 2021
Mongolia 8 64 2001 - 2021
South Africa 7.9 65 2001 - 2021
El Salvador 7.7 66 2001 - 2021
Ivory Coast 7.7 67 2001 - 2021
Egypt 7.2 68 2001 - 2021
Peru 7 69 2001 - 2021
Mauritius 6.8 70 2001 - 2021
Dominica 6.7 71 2001 - 2021
Colombia 6.6 72 2001 - 2021
Fiji 6.6 73 2001 - 2021
Cameroon 6.4 74 2001 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 6.3 75 2001 - 2021
Morocco 6.3 76 2001 - 2021
Iran 6.1 77 2001 - 2021
Indonesia 5.9 78 2001 - 2021
Senegal 5.7 79 2001 - 2021
Turkmenistan 5.7 80 2001 - 2021
Nepal 5.4 81 2001 - 2021
Panama 5.3 82 2001 - 2021
Sri Lanka 5.3 83 2001 - 2021
Philippines 5.2 84 2001 - 2021
Thailand 5.2 85 2001 - 2021
Vietnam 5 86 2001 - 2021
Belize 4.9 87 2001 - 2021
Ghana 4.9 88 2001 - 2021
Cambodia 4.8 89 2001 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 4.8 90 2001 - 2021
N. Caledonia 4.8 91 2001 - 2021
Ukraine 4.8 92 2001 - 2021
Brazil 4.7 93 2001 - 2021
Laos 4.7 94 2001 - 2021
Malta 4.6 95 2001 - 2021
Samoa 4.6 96 2001 - 2021
Seychelles 4.3 97 2001 - 2021
Paraguay 4.2 98 2001 - 2021
Albania 4.1 99 2001 - 2021
Burma 3.8 100 2001 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 3.8 101 2001 - 2021
North Macedonia 3.6 102 2001 - 2021
Argentina 3.2 103 2001 - 2021
Japan 3.2 104 2001 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 3.1 105 2001 - 2021
Costa Rica 3 106 2001 - 2021
Tunisia 3 107 2001 - 2021
Georgia 2.9 108 2001 - 2021
Oman 2.8 109 2001 - 2021
Slovakia 2.8 110 2001 - 2021
Malaysia 2.7 111 2001 - 2021
Algeria 2.5 112 2001 - 2021
Armenia 2.5 113 2001 - 2021
Australia 2.5 114 2001 - 2021
Austria 2.5 115 2001 - 2021
Azerbaijan 2.5 116 2001 - 2021
Barbados 2.5 117 2001 - 2021
Belarus 2.5 118 2001 - 2021
Belgium 2.5 119 2001 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 2.5 120 2001 - 2021
Bulgaria 2.5 121 2001 - 2021
Canada 2.5 122 2001 - 2021
Chile 2.5 123 2001 - 2021
China 2.5 124 2001 - 2021
Croatia 2.5 125 2001 - 2021
Cyprus 2.5 126 2001 - 2021
Czechia 2.5 127 2001 - 2021
Denmark 2.5 128 2001 - 2021
Estonia 2.5 129 2001 - 2021
Finland 2.5 130 2001 - 2021
France 2.5 131 2001 - 2021
Germany 2.5 132 2001 - 2021
Greece 2.5 133 2001 - 2021
Guyana 2.5 134 2001 - 2021
Hong Kong 2.5 135 2001 - 2021
Hungary 2.5 136 2001 - 2021
Iceland 2.5 137 2001 - 2021
Ireland 2.5 138 2001 - 2021
Israel 2.5 139 2001 - 2021
Italy 2.5 140 2001 - 2021
Kazakhstan 2.5 141 2001 - 2021
Kuwait 2.5 142 2001 - 2021
Latvia 2.5 143 2001 - 2021
Lithuania 2.5 144 2001 - 2021
Luxembourg 2.5 145 2001 - 2021
Mexico 2.5 146 2001 - 2021
Moldova 2.5 147 2001 - 2021
Montenegro 2.5 148 2001 - 2021
Netherlands 2.5 149 2001 - 2021
New Zealand 2.5 150 2001 - 2021
Norway 2.5 151 2001 - 2021
Poland 2.5 152 2001 - 2021
Portugal 2.5 153 2001 - 2021
Romania 2.5 154 2001 - 2021
Russia 2.5 155 2001 - 2021
Serbia 2.5 156 2001 - 2021
Slovenia 2.5 157 2001 - 2021
South Korea 2.5 158 2001 - 2021
Spain 2.5 159 2001 - 2021
Sweden 2.5 160 2001 - 2021
Switzerland 2.5 161 2001 - 2021
Turkey 2.5 162 2001 - 2021
UA Emirates 2.5 163 2001 - 2021
UK 2.5 164 2001 - 2021
Uruguay 2.5 165 2001 - 2021
USA 2.5 166 2001 - 2021
Uzbekistan 2.5 167 2001 - 2021



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. Madagascar
2. C.A. Republic
3. Somalia
4. Lesotho
5. North Korea
6. Haiti
7. Liberia
8. Zimbabwe
9. G.-Bissau
10. DR Congo
11. Yemen
12. R. of Congo
13. Rwanda
14. Uganda
15. Chad
16. Mozambique
17. Afghanistan
18. Zambia
19. Kenya
20. Sierra Leone
21. Syria
22. Tanzania
23. Papua N.G.
24. Gabon
25. Botswana
26. Ethiopia
27. Angola
28. Gambia
29. Bolivia
30. Solomon Isl.
31. Honduras
32. Pakistan
33. Cape Verde
34. Venezuela
35. Malawi
36. Nicaragua
37. Togo
38. Namibia
39. Djibouti
40. India
41. Iraq
42. Burkina Faso
43. Niger
44. Nigeria
45. Ecuador
46. Comoros
47. Guatemala
48. S.T.&Principe
49. Guinea
50. Mali
51. Tr.&Tobago
52. Kiribati
53. Sudan
54. Swaziland
55. Bangladesh
56. Benin
57. Vanuatu
58. Tajikistan
59. Suriname
60. Mauritania
61. Libya
62. Jamaica
63. Macao
64. Mongolia
65. South Africa
66. El Salvador
67. Ivory Coast
68. Egypt
69. Peru
70. Mauritius
71. Dominica
72. Colombia
73. Fiji
74. Cameroon
75. Domin. Rep.
76. Morocco
77. Iran
78. Indonesia
79. Senegal
80. Turkmenistan
81. Nepal
82. Panama
83. Sri Lanka
84. Philippines
85. Thailand
86. Vietnam
87. Belize
88. Ghana
89. Cambodia
90. Kyrgyzstan
91. N. Caledonia
92. Ukraine
93. Brazil
94. Laos
95. Malta
96. Samoa
97. Seychelles
98. Paraguay
99. Albania
100. Burma
101. Saudi Arabia
102. North Macedonia
103. Argentina
104. Japan
105. St. Vincent & ...
106. Costa Rica
107. Tunisia
108. Georgia
109. Oman
110. Slovakia
111. Malaysia
112. Algeria
113. Armenia
114. Australia
115. Austria
116. Azerbaijan
117. Barbados
118. Belarus
119. Belgium
120. Bosnia & Herz.
121. Bulgaria
122. Canada
123. Chile
124. China
125. Croatia
126. Cyprus
127. Czechia
128. Denmark
129. Estonia
130. Finland
131. France
132. Germany
133. Greece
134. Guyana
135. Hong Kong
136. Hungary
137. Iceland
138. Ireland
139. Israel
140. Italy
141. Kazakhstan
142. Kuwait
143. Latvia
144. Lithuania
145. Luxembourg
146. Mexico
147. Moldova
148. Montenegro
149. Netherlands
150. New Zealand
151. Norway
152. Poland
153. Portugal
154. Romania
155. Russia
156. Serbia
157. Slovenia
158. South Korea
159. Spain
160. Sweden
161. Switzerland
162. Turkey
163. UA Emirates
164. UK
165. Uruguay
166. USA
167. Uzbekistan
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48.70
48.70
46.00
45.50
45.00
38.40
38.40
37.90
35.30
34.50
33.30
31.60
31.60
31.40
30.50
30.10
29.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
23.50
23.40
23.00
22.90
21.90
21.60
19.60
19.40
19.00
18.70
18.50
18.20
17.90
17.80
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17.40
17.10
16.80
16.60
16.30
16.20
16.10
15.90
13.90
13.50
13.30
13.10
12.90
12.80
12.20
12.10
11.90
11.60
11.20
9.90
9.50
9.30
9.00
8.70
8.40
8.30
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.70
7.70
7.20
7.00
6.80
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.10
5.90
5.70
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5.40
5.30
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5.20
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5.00
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4.80
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4.70
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4.60
4.60
4.30
4.20
4.10
3.80
3.80
3.60
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.00
3.00
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25.5
38.3
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