Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Prevalence of undernourishment was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) recorded 16.8% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 30.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2015.
That places Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 17.4% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
More development goals data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7684 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,528 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 401 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 299 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 394 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 674 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 798 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 822 (2025)
- Under-five deaths 916,106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 16.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2015.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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