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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2023 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2022 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2021 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2020 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2019 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2018 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2017 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2016 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2015 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2014 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2013 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2012 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2011 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2010 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2009 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
2008 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2007 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2006 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2005 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2004 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2003 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2002 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%
2001 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)