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Prevalence of undernourishment2020

Estimated percentage of the population with insufficient dietary energy intake. The source may use multi-year averages.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data167 / 217No observation: 50
First-ranked country or territorySomalia52.1 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Somalia
52.1
02Haiti
43.6
04Liberia
37.5
06Rwanda
34.7
07Zambia
33.9
08Uganda
33.1
09Syria
30.6
10Chad
30.1

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Prevalence of undernourishment · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Somalia52.12020
02Haiti43.62020
03Madagascar40.62020
04Liberia37.52020
05Congo - Kinshasa35.22020
06Rwanda34.72020
07Zambia33.92020
08Uganda33.12020
09Syria30.62020
10Chad30.12020
11Papua New Guinea28.32020
12Zimbabwe28.22020
13Congo - Brazzaville27.72020
14Afghanistan27.52020
14Sierra Leone27.52020
16Central African Republic26.62020
17Kenya26.32020
18Mozambique25.82020
19Botswana22.82020
19Tanzania22.82020
21South Sudan21.82020
22Angola20.82020
23Solomon Islands20.62020
24Ethiopia20.32020
25Malawi19.92020
26Gabon19.72020
27Namibia18.52020
27Venezuela18.52020
29Gambia182020
30Timor-Leste17.52020
31Guinea-Bissau16.72020
32Nicaragua16.62020
33Bolivia162020
34São Tomé & Príncipe15.92020
34Togo15.92020
36Nigeria15.82020
37Jordan15.22020
38Iraq15.12020
39Burkina Faso14.92020
40Libya14.52020
41Comoros14.32020
42Honduras13.72020
43Guatemala13.52020
44Ecuador13.42020
44India13.42020
44Pakistan13.42020
47Cape Verde12.62020
48Djibouti122020
49Benin11.72020
50Eswatini11.42020
51Guinea11.12020
51Sudan11.12020
53Niger10.92020
54Bangladesh10.82020
55Trinidad & Tobago10.22020
56Côte d’Ivoire9.22020
57Lebanon9.12020
57Tajikistan9.12020
59Suriname92020
60Macao SAR China8.72020
61South Africa8.62020
62Vanuatu8.22020
63Mauritius7.52020
64Egypt7.12020
65Jamaica72020
65Mauritania72020
67Iran6.92020
68Indonesia6.62020
68El Salvador6.62020
70Peru6.32020
71Fiji6.22020
72Thailand62020
73Cameroon5.92020
73Dominican Republic5.92020
73Vietnam5.92020
76Oman5.82020
76St. Vincent & Grenadines5.82020
78Ghana5.72020
78New Caledonia5.72020
80Cambodia5.62020
81Albania5.42020
82Morocco5.32020
82French Polynesia5.32020
82Senegal5.32020
85Dominica5.22020
85Kyrgyzstan5.22020
85Philippines5.22020
88Georgia5.12020
89Belize52020
89Nepal52020
91Panama4.82020
92Mali4.72020
93Kiribati4.52020
94Samoa4.42020
95Mongolia4.32020
95Ukraine4.32020
97Colombia4.22020
98Myanmar (Burma)3.72020
99Turkmenistan3.62020
100Argentina3.52020
101Barbados3.42020
101Paraguay3.42020
103Sri Lanka3.32020
104Mexico3.12020
105Bulgaria2.82020
105Brazil2.82020
105North Macedonia2.82020
105Tunisia2.82020
109Malaysia2.72020
109Slovakia2.72020
111United Arab Emirates2.52020
111Armenia2.52020
111Australia2.52020
111Austria2.52020
111Azerbaijan2.52020
111Belgium2.52020
111Bosnia & Herzegovina2.52020
111Belarus2.52020
111Canada2.52020
111Switzerland2.52020
111Chile2.52020
111China2.52020
111Costa Rica2.52020
111Cyprus2.52020
111Czechia2.52020
111Germany2.52020
111Denmark2.52020
111Algeria2.52020
111Spain2.52020
111Estonia2.52020
111Finland2.52020
111France2.52020
111United Kingdom2.52020
111Greece2.52020
111Guyana2.52020
111Hong Kong SAR China2.52020
111Croatia2.52020
111Hungary2.52020
111Ireland2.52020
111Iceland2.52020
111Israel2.52020
111Italy2.52020
111Kazakhstan2.52020
111South Korea2.52020
111Kuwait2.52020
111Lithuania2.52020
111Luxembourg2.52020
111Latvia2.52020
111Moldova2.52020
111Malta2.52020
111Montenegro2.52020
111Netherlands2.52020
111Norway2.52020
111New Zealand2.52020
111Poland2.52020
111Portugal2.52020
111Romania2.52020
111Russia2.52020
111Saudi Arabia2.52020
111Serbia2.52020
111Slovenia2.52020
111Sweden2.52020
111Seychelles2.52020
111Türkiye2.52020
111Uruguay2.52020
111United States2.52020
111Uzbekistan2.52020

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No observation (50)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Estimated percentage of the population with insufficient dietary energy intake. The source may use multi-year averages.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS
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Original metadata
Prevalence of undernourishment 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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  "sourceNote": "Prevalence of undernourishment 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%.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home",
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