Prevalence of undernourishment
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.
Highest in 2024
56.5%
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Lowest in 2024
2.5%
Uzbekistan
Euro area, 2024
2.5%
Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024
165
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
165 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend 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 | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 9.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 13.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 13.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 13.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 12.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 12.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 12.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 13.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 14.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 14.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 15.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 15.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 16.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 18.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 21.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | 2.5% | 7.8% | 21.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | 2.5% | 8.6% | 21.2% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 2.5% | 9.3% | 19.7% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | 2.5% | 10.0% | 18.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 165 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Somalia, Fed. Rep. (56.5%) and the lowest Uzbekistan (2.5%).
- Half of the countries are above 4.8% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 28 countries and fell in 69.
- The figure for the world was 8.1% in 2024, against 7.5% in 2019 (+0.6 percentage points).
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 56.5%
- 2 Haiti 51.4%
- 3 Madagascar 41.8%
- 4 Zambia 41.0%
- 5 Syria 40.8%
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.5%
- 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%
- 14 Sierra Leone 25.3%
- 15 Republic of the Congo 25.0%
- 16 Malawi 24.5%
- 17 Gabon 23.3%
- 18 São Tomé and Príncipe 23.0%
- 19 Rwanda 22.6%
- 20 Mozambique 22.3%
- 21 Nigeria 22.2%
- 22 Uganda 20.9%
- 23 Namibia 20.1%
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 20.0%
- 25 Ethiopia 19.9%
- 26 Bolivia 19.5%
- 27 South Sudan 19.1%
- 28 Tanzania 19.1%
- 29 Libya 18.7%
- 30 Zimbabwe 18.4%
- 31 Botswana 18.2%
- 32 Gambia 17.5%
- 33 Angola 17.4%
- 34 Timor-Leste 16.9%
- 35 Comoros 16.5%
- 36 Pakistan 16.1%
- 37 Eswatini 15.1%
- 38 Djibouti 14.7%
- 39 Honduras 14.3%
- 40 Iraq 13.4%
- 41 Niger 12.9%
- 42 Guatemala 12.7%
- 43 Suriname 12.7%
- 44 Jordan 12.2%
- 45 Mali 12.1%
- 46 Burkina Faso 11.7%
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 11.4%
- 48 South Africa 11.2%
- 49 Benin 11.1%
- 50 Lebanon 11.1%
- 51 Mauritania 11.0%
- 52 Ecuador 10.8%
- 53 Ukraine 10.8%
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4%
- 55 Togo 10.2%
- 56 Laos 10.0%
- 57 India 9.8%
- 58 Guinea 8.7%
- 59 Egypt 8.4%
- 60 Bangladesh 8.2%
- 61 Cabo Verde 8.1%
- 62 Jamaica 8.0%
- 63 Tajikistan 8.0%
- 64 Fiji 7.2%
- 65 Oman 7.1%
- 66 Iran 6.7%
- 67 Morocco 6.5%
- 68 Ghana 6.4%
- 69 Indonesia 6.3%
- 70 Viet Nam 6.1%
- 71 Vanuatu 5.8%
- 72 Peru 5.7%
- 73 Albania 5.6%
- 74 Thailand 5.4%
- 75 El Salvador 5.3%
- 76 Senegal 5.3%
- 77 Venezuela 5.3%
- 78 Nepal 5.2%
- 79 Barbados 5.0%
- 80 Cameroon 4.9%
- 81 Mauritius 4.9%
- 82 Sri Lanka 4.9%
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 4.8%
- 84 Cambodia 4.7%
- 85 Panama 4.7%
- 86 Myanmar 4.6%
- 87 Belize 4.4%
- 88 Colombia 4.1%
- 89 New Caledonia 4.1%
- 90 Paraguay 4.1%
- 91 Turkmenistan 4.1%
- 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.0%
- 93 Kiribati 3.8%
- 94 Cuba 3.5%
- 95 Philippines 3.4%
- 96 Samoa 3.4%
- 97 Mexico 3.1%
- 98 Dominica 3.0%
- 99 Argentina 2.8%
- 100 Tunisia 2.8%
- 101 French Polynesia 2.6%
- 102 Algeria 2.5%
- 103 Armenia 2.5%
- 104 Australia 2.5%
- 105 Austria 2.5%
- 106 Azerbaijan 2.5%
- 107 Belarus 2.5%
- 108 Belgium 2.5%
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5%
- 110 Brazil 2.5%
- 111 Bulgaria 2.5%
- 112 Canada 2.5%
- 113 Chile 2.5%
- 114 China 2.5%
- 115 Costa Rica 2.5%
- 116 Croatia 2.5%
- 117 Cyprus 2.5%
- 118 Czechia 2.5%
- 119 Denmark 2.5%
- 120 Dominican Republic 2.5%
- 121 Estonia 2.5%
- 122 Finland 2.5%
- 123 France 2.5%
- 124 Georgia 2.5%
- 125 Germany 2.5%
- 126 Greece 2.5%
- 127 Guyana 2.5%
- 128 Hungary 2.5%
- 129 Iceland 2.5%
- 130 Ireland 2.5%
- 131 Israel 2.5%
- 132 Italy 2.5%
- 133 Japan 2.5%
- 134 Kazakhstan 2.5%
- 135 Kuwait 2.5%
- 136 Latvia 2.5%
- 137 Lithuania 2.5%
- 138 Luxembourg 2.5%
- 139 Malaysia 2.5%
- 140 Malta 2.5%
- 141 Moldova 2.5%
- 142 Mongolia 2.5%
- 143 Montenegro 2.5%
- 144 Netherlands 2.5%
- 145 New Zealand 2.5%
- 146 North Macedonia 2.5%
- 147 Norway 2.5%
- 148 Poland 2.5%
- 149 Portugal 2.5%
- 150 Romania 2.5%
- 151 Russia 2.5%
- 152 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
- 153 Serbia 2.5%
- 154 Seychelles 2.5%
- 155 Slovenia 2.5%
- 156 South Korea 2.5%
- 157 Spain 2.5%
- 158 Sweden 2.5%
- 159 Switzerland 2.5%
- 160 Türkiye 2.5%
- 161 United Arab Emirates 2.5%
- 162 United Kingdom 2.5%
- 163 United States 2.5%
- 164 Uruguay 2.5%
- 165 Uzbekistan 2.5%
- East Asia and Pacific 3.5%
- Euro area 2.5%
- Europe and Central Asia 2.9%
- European Union 2.5%
- Latin America and Caribbean 5.1%
- Middle East and North Africa 12.3%
- North America 2.5%
- OECD members 2.6%
- South Asia 9.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 22.3%
- World 8.1%
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.