Prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana
Guyana: Prevalence of undernourishment was 2.5% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana, 2001β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana peaked at 9.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 111th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 110 Serbia, Republic of 2.6% compare
- 111 Algeria 2.5% compare
- 111 Chile 2.5% compare
- 111 Kazakhstan, Republic of 2.5% compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 2.5% compare
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Guyana was 2.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Guyana ranks 111th out of 115 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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