Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela
An estimated 5.3% of people in Venezuela were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.
Venezuela, 2024
5.3%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
77th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 5.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Venezuela has the 77th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.