Prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste
An estimated 16.9% of people in Timor-Leste were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.
Timor-Leste, 2024
16.9%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
34th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste 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 | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 16.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.