Prevalence of undernourishment in Jordan
An estimated 12.2% of people in Jordan were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.
Jordan, 2024
12.2%
Change from 2023
−1.0percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
44th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Jordan 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 | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 13.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Jordan has the 44th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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All statistics for Jordan
Extreme poverty rate
0.1%
2010 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,611 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.45e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
2.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
56.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT