Number of undernourished people in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of undernourished people was 0.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
70th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2001
All-time low
0.2
in 2008
Years of data
17
2001–2023
Number of undernourished people in Paraguay, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.4 for number of undernourished people in 2023.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Paraguay peaked at 0.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 70th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5 | — |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3667 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 70 Dominican Republic 0.4 compare
- 70 El Salvador 0.4 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 0.4 compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 0.4 compare
- 70 Mauritania 0.4 compare
- 70 Tunisia 0.4 compare
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Paraguay?
- Number of undernourished people in Paraguay was 0.4 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of undernourished people?
- Paraguay ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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