Number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of undernourished people was 0.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3
Change on year
up 50.0%
Rank
16th
of 17 regions
All-time high
0.4
in 2001
All-time low
0.2
in 2008
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste stood at 0.3.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.225 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 6.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste?
- Number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste was 0.3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of undernourished people?
- Timor-Leste ranks 16th out of 17 regions with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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