Number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of undernourished people was 3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3 for number of undernourished people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2001.
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5 | — |
| 2002 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.45 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 2.8 | 3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of undernourished people in Papua New Guinea was 3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of undernourished people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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