Prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia
An estimated 19.5% of people in Bolivia were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2010.
Bolivia, 2024
19.5%
Change from 2023
+0.9percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
26th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia 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 | Bolivia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.5% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 18.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 17.2%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Bolivia has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Cereal yield
2,209 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.38e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
10.5%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
2.01e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
4.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
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