Number of undernourished people (millions) in East Timor
East Timor: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4 num m
in 2001
All-time low
0.1 num m
in 2013
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in East Timor, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.2 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in East Timor peaked at 0.4 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2013.
That places East Timor 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 East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.2 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.2 num m is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5 num m, 8% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
- 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 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for East Timor
- 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 East Timor?
- Number of undernourished people in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for number of undernourished people?
- East Timor ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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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