Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 19.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 27.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2019.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.6% | — |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.4% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- 26 Namibia 20.1% compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 20.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 19.9% compare
- 30 United Republic of Tanzania 19.1% compare
- 30 South Sudan 19.1% compare
- 32 Libya 18.7% compare
More development goals data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Red List Index 0.8658 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 348.74 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 58 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,698 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 19.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 29th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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