Number of undernourished people (millions) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
In 2024, number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste stood at 0.2 num m.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.4 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2013.
That places Timor-Leste 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 num m | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 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 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2889 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.4 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.17 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Eswatini 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste?
- Number of undernourished people in Timor-Leste was 0.2 num m in 2024, 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 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of undernourished people?
- Timor-Leste ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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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