Number of undernourished people in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of undernourished people was 0.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2014
All-time low
0.6
in 2001
Years of data
20
2001–2020
Number of undernourished people in Malaysia, 2001–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, number of undernourished people in Malaysia stood at 0.9.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Malaysia peaked at 1.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2001.
Malaysia ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6 | — |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8444 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Malaysia?
- Number of undernourished people in Malaysia was 0.9 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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