Prevalence of undernourishment in Colombia
An estimated 4.1% of people in Colombia were undernourished in 2024.
Colombia, 2024
4.1%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
2.5%
Position in 2024
88th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Colombia 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 | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Pesticide use
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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