Prevalence of undernourishment in India
An estimated 9.8% of people in India were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
India, 2024
9.8%
Change from 2023
−1.7percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
2.5%
Position in 2024
57th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in India 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 | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 11.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.5%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, India has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
2.6%
2023 · World Bank
Cereal yield
3,633 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.11e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
35.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.24e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
131.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT