Prevalence of undernourishment in Afghanistan
An estimated 27.8% of people in Afghanistan were undernourished in 2024.
Afghanistan, 2024
27.8%
Change from 2023
−1.9percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
12th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Afghanistan over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.8% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 29.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.3%, the figure has changed by +8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Agricultural land
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Capture fisheries production
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Food production index
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