Number of undernourished people (millions) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.8 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Cambodia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Cambodia is 0.8 num m, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Cambodia peaked at 2.5 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8 num m, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.5 num m | — |
| 2002 | 2.3 num m | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2 num m | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 num m | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2 num m | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8 num m | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 num m | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6 num m | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4 num m | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3 num m | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 num m | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 num m | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1 num m | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 num m | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 num m | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 num m | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 num m | -11.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.8 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.8 num m is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5 num m, 32% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 num m | 1.6 num m | 2.5 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.16 num m | 0.9 num m | 1.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 num m | 0.8 num m | 1 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 73 Senegal 1 num m compare
- 74 Malaysia 0.9 num m compare
- 74 Togo 0.9 num m compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 0.8 num m compare
- 76 Tajikistan 0.8 num m compare
- 76 Laos 0.8 num m compare
- 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8 num m compare
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 63.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Cambodia?
- Number of undernourished people in Cambodia was 0.8 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 num m in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Cambodia ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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