Number of undernourished people (millions) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.3 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5 num m
in 2001
All-time low
0.2 num m
in 2008
Years of data
18
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.3 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Paraguay peaked at 0.5 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2008.
Paraguay ranks 92nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 num m | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.3 num m is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 num m, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.3 num m is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3667 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.5 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.28 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 num m compare
- 90 Oman 0.4 num m compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Belarus 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 0.3 num m compare
- 92 El Salvador 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Tunisia 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 0.3 num m compare
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 constant US$ (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 0.3 num m in 2024, 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 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2008.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of undernourished people?
- Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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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