Prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea

An estimated 30.5% of people in Papua New Guinea were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.

Prevalence of undernourishment % of population Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank

Papua New Guinea, 2024 30.5% % of population

Change from 2023 +0.8percentage points 2023: 29.7%

World, 2024 8.1% Official aggregate

Position in 2024 10th of 165 See the full ranking

Prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea 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.

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period	Papua New Guinea	World
2024	30.5%	8.1%
2023	29.7%	8.5%
2022	29.3%	8.6%
2021	27.9%	8.6%
2020	28.3%	8.4%
2019	28.2%	7.5%
2018	28.5%	7.4%
2017	28.3%	7.2%
2016	28.2%	7.6%
2015	27.8%	8.0%
2014	27.5%	7.4%
2013	27.3%	7.7%
2012	28.6%	8.2%
2011	30.1%	8.2%
2010	29.9%	8.7%
2009	28.8%	9.0%
2008	27.6%	9.3%
2007	27.2%	10.0%
2006	27.9%	11.0%
2005	27.9%	12.1%
2004	29.0%	12.7%
2003	28.1%	12.9%
2002	27.4%	13.2%
2001	26.7%	13.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 29.7% in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 27.5%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Papua New Guinea has the 10th highest value.
The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.

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All statistics for Papua New Guinea

Extreme poverty rate 52.2% 2009 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,787 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Pesticide use 0.98e kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 26.2e kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 17.0% 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 3.1% 2024 · World Bank

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Original producer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2001 to 2024 for Papua New Guinea
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

How Papua New Guinea compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 165 countries with a value for 2024.

7 Liberia 37.3%
8 Kenya 34.9%
9 Chad 33.6%
10 Papua New Guinea 30.5%
11 Central African Republic 29.8%
12 Afghanistan 27.8%
13 Solomon Islands 27.0%

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What this measures

The share of the population whose habitual food consumption is not enough to provide the dietary energy needed for a normal, active and healthy life. FAO reports values below 2.5% as a floor.

Population covered: Total population

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