Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Prevalence of undernourishment was 17.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) recorded 17.2% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% 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, 14.9%, in 2015.
That places Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 17.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 38.5% compare
- 7 Zambia 37.2% compare
- 8 Kenya 36.8% compare
- 9 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 10 Chad 32.0% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 28.7% compare
- 12 Afghanistan 28.1% compare
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)
- Infant deaths 674,232 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 17.2% in 2024, 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 14.9% in 2015.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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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