Number of undernourished people (millions) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2 num m
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4 num m
in 2009
All-time low
0.1 num m
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Number of undernourished people in United Arab Emirates, 2004–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.2 num m for number of undernourished people in 2020.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.4 num m in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2004.
That places United Arab Emirates 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1 num m | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.2 num m is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2 num m, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.2 num m is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4 num m, 14% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2333 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.4 num m | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.32 num m | 0.3 num m | 0.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 1 |
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- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
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- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m
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More development goals data for United Arab Emirates
- Red List Index 0.8677 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,117 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 401 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 255 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6429 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 498 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of undernourished people in United Arab Emirates was 0.2 num m in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 num m in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2004.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of undernourished people?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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