Prevalence of undernourishment in Lebanon
An estimated 11.1% of people in Lebanon were undernourished in 2024.
Lebanon, 2024
11.1%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
49th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Lebanon 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 | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 11.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Lebanon has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Pesticide use
7.23e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
66.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
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