Prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Prevalence of undernourishment was 18.7% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste peaked at 54.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2014.
Timor-Leste ranks 12th of 36 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 21.1% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 9 Papua New Guinea 28.7% compare
- 10 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 28.1% compare
- 11 Congo, Republic of 26.4% compare
- 12 Gabon 25.3% compare
- 13 Rwanda 24.4% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 24.1% compare
- 15 Botswana 24.0% compare
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 6.35 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Timor-Leste was 18.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2014.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Timor-Leste ranks 12th out of 36 regions with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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