Prevalence of undernourishment by country, 2024
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.
165 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Somalia, Fed. Rep. (56.5%). Lowest: Uzbekistan (2.5%). The median is 4.8%.
Highest 10
- 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%
Lowest 10
- 165. Uzbekistan 2.5%
- 164. Uruguay 2.5%
- 163. United States 2.5%
- 162. United Kingdom 2.5%
- 161. United Arab Emirates 2.5%
- 160. Türkiye 2.5%
- 159. Switzerland 2.5%
- 158. Sweden 2.5%
- 157. Spain 2.5%
- 156. South Korea 2.5%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 165. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
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).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 56.5% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Haiti | 51.4% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 41.8% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 41.0% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Syria | 40.8% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.5% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Liberia | 37.3% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Kenya | 34.9% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Chad | 33.6% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 30.5% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 29.8% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 27.8% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 27.0% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 25.0% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Malawi | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Gabon | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 18 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 22.6% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Mozambique | 22.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Nigeria | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Uganda | 20.9% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Namibia | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.0% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Bolivia | 19.5% | 2024 | |
| 27 | South Sudan | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Tanzania | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Libya | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 18.4% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Botswana | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Gambia | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Angola | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 16.9% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Comoros | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Pakistan | 16.1% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Eswatini | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Djibouti | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Honduras | 14.3% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Iraq | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Niger | 12.9% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Guatemala | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Suriname | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Jordan | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Mali | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 11.7% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| 48 | South Africa | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Benin | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Lebanon | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Mauritania | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Ecuador | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Ukraine | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Togo | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Laos | 10.0% | 2024 | |
| 57 | India | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Guinea | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Egypt | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Cabo Verde | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Jamaica | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Fiji | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Oman | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Iran | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Morocco | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Ghana | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Indonesia | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Peru | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Albania | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Thailand | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| 75 | El Salvador | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Senegal | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Venezuela | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Nepal | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Barbados | 5.0% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Cameroon | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Mauritius | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Cambodia | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Panama | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Myanmar | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Belize | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Colombia | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Paraguay | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.0% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Kiribati | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Cuba | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Philippines | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Samoa | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Mexico | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Dominica | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Argentina | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 101 | French Polynesia | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Algeria | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Armenia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Australia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Austria | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Belarus | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Belgium | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Canada | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Chile | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 114 | China | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Croatia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Cyprus | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Czechia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Denmark | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Finland | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 123 | France | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Georgia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Germany | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Greece | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Guyana | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Hungary | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Iceland | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Ireland | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Israel | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Italy | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Japan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Kuwait | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Latvia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Lithuania | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Malaysia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Malta | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Mongolia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Netherlands | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 145 | New Zealand | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Norway | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Poland | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Portugal | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Romania | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Russia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Serbia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Seychelles | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 156 | South Korea | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Spain | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Switzerland | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Türkiye | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 163 | United States | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Uruguay | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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