Prevalence of undernourishment in World
World: Prevalence of undernourishment was 8.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.2%
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
13.0%
in 2002
All-time low
7.1%
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Prevalence of undernourishment in World, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 8.2% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in World peaked at 13.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2017.
World ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 | 11.5% | 9.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 17 Sierra Leone 24.1% compare
- 18 Botswana 24.0% compare
- 19 Angola 22.5% compare
- 19 South Africa 10.0% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 22.1% compare
- 21 Uganda 22.0% compare
- 22 Mozambique 21.8% compare
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in World?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in World was 8.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2017.
- How does World rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- World ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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