Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 30.5% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 12th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.7% | — |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +2.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 6.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 26.7% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 9 Liberia 37.3% compare
- 10 Kenya 34.9% compare
- 11 Chad 33.6% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 29.8% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 27.8% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 27.0% compare
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Papua New Guinea was 30.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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