Prevalence of undernourishment in Nepal
An estimated 5.2% of people in Nepal were undernourished in 2024.
Nepal, 2024
5.2%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
78th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Nepal 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 | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 5.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.1%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 78th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
2.4%
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Cereal yield
3,521 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.19e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
17.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.60e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
41.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT