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Prevalence of undernourishment2022

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 data166 / 217No observation: 51
First-ranked country or territorySomalia52.8 %

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Prevalence of undernourishment · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Somalia52.82022
02Haiti51.12022
03Madagascar39.92022
04Congo - Kinshasa37.32022
05Liberia372022
06Zambia36.22022
07Syria35.92022
08Kenya35.32022
09Chad30.52022
10Central African Republic29.62022
11Afghanistan28.92022
12Papua New Guinea28.82022
13Congo - Brazzaville26.82022
14Rwanda26.62022
15Sierra Leone25.22022
16Uganda24.22022
17Gabon23.52022
18Angola23.12022
19Botswana22.52022
20Guinea-Bissau222022
20Solomon Islands222022
22Mozambique21.82022
23Bolivia21.62022
24Tanzania21.42022
24Zimbabwe21.42022
26South Sudan212022
27Malawi20.72022
28Ethiopia20.22022
29Nigeria18.72022
30Namibia18.42022
31Gambia18.32022
32Timor-Leste18.22022
33Nicaragua17.32022
34Pakistan16.72022
34São Tomé & Príncipe16.72022
36Libya16.62022
37Comoros16.22022
38Iraq15.32022
39Jordan15.12022
40Honduras142022
41Burkina Faso13.92022
42India13.52022
43Benin13.32022
44Eswatini13.12022
45Cape Verde12.82022
45Ecuador12.82022
47Niger12.72022
48Djibouti12.52022
49Guatemala12.12022
50Trinidad & Tobago11.92022
51Togo11.12022
52Bangladesh10.62022
53Côte d’Ivoire10.42022
53Guinea10.42022
53Macao SAR China10.42022
56South Africa102022
57Mali9.92022
57Suriname9.92022
59Lebanon9.82022
60Egypt8.82022
61Mauritania8.62022
61Tajikistan8.62022
63Vanuatu82022
64Mauritius7.92022
65Jamaica7.52022
66Fiji7.32022
66Venezuela7.32022
68Morocco6.92022
69El Salvador6.82022
70Iran6.72022
71Indonesia6.62022
71Peru6.62022
73Albania6.22022
74Sri Lanka6.12022
75Ukraine62022
76Ghana5.92022
76Oman5.92022
76St. Vincent & Grenadines5.92022
79Belize5.82022
79Cambodia5.82022
79Panama5.82022
82Nepal5.42022
82Vietnam5.42022
84Kyrgyzstan5.22022
84Myanmar (Burma)5.22022
84New Caledonia5.22022
87Cameroon5.12022
87Senegal5.12022
87Thailand5.12022
90French Polynesia4.62022
91Kiribati4.52022
92Dominica4.42022
92Dominican Republic4.42022
92Paraguay4.42022
95Barbados4.22022
95Samoa4.22022
97Colombia4.12022
98Turkmenistan42022
99Philippines3.52022
100Argentina3.32022
101Brazil3.22022
101Slovakia3.22022
101Tunisia3.22022
104Georgia2.92022
104Hong Kong SAR China2.92022
106Mexico2.82022
107United Arab Emirates2.52022
107Armenia2.52022
107Australia2.52022
107Austria2.52022
107Azerbaijan2.52022
107Belgium2.52022
107Bulgaria2.52022
107Bosnia & Herzegovina2.52022
107Belarus2.52022
107Canada2.52022
107Switzerland2.52022
107Chile2.52022
107China2.52022
107Costa Rica2.52022
107Cyprus2.52022
107Czechia2.52022
107Germany2.52022
107Denmark2.52022
107Algeria2.52022
107Spain2.52022
107Estonia2.52022
107Finland2.52022
107France2.52022
107United Kingdom2.52022
107Greece2.52022
107Guyana2.52022
107Croatia2.52022
107Hungary2.52022
107Ireland2.52022
107Iceland2.52022
107Israel2.52022
107Italy2.52022
107Kazakhstan2.52022
107South Korea2.52022
107Kuwait2.52022
107Lithuania2.52022
107Luxembourg2.52022
107Latvia2.52022
107Moldova2.52022
107North Macedonia2.52022
107Malta2.52022
107Montenegro2.52022
107Mongolia2.52022
107Malaysia2.52022
107Netherlands2.52022
107Norway2.52022
107New Zealand2.52022
107Poland2.52022
107Portugal2.52022
107Romania2.52022
107Russia2.52022
107Saudi Arabia2.52022
107Serbia2.52022
107Slovenia2.52022
107Sweden2.52022
107Seychelles2.52022
107Türkiye2.52022
107Uruguay2.52022
107United States2.52022
107Uzbekistan2.52022

How this ranking works

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No observation (51)

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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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