Data for 2012

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012

Figures for 2012, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 67.4; 53 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.3. Against 2011, 111 values changed (40 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2012

HighestSomalia

67.4

Lowest53 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

166countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
91distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	67.4
2	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	43.7
3	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	41.1
4	HaitiHTICaribbean	39.8
5	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	37.4
6	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.5
7	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	35.5
8	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	30.5
9	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	29.6
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	28.7
=11	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	28.6
=11	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	28.6
=13	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	25.1
=13	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	25.1
15	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	23.5
16	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	21.9
17	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	21.7
18	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	21.6
19	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	21.4
20	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	21.3
21	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	20.4
22	TogoTGOWestern Africa	19.9
23	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	19.8
24	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	19.7
25	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	19.6
26	KenyaKENEastern Africa	19.1
27	BoliviaBOLSouth America	18.1
=28	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	17.4
=28	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.4
=28	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	17.4
31	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	17.3
32	NicaraguaNICCentral America	17.0
33	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	16.7
34	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	15.6
35	GuineaGINWestern Africa	15.5
36	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	15.4
37	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	15.1
=38	NigerNERWestern Africa	15.0
=38	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	15.0
40	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	14.6
41	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	14.3
=42	IraqIRQWestern Asia	14.2
=42	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	14.2
44	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.1
45	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	14.0
46	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	13.4
=47	GabonGABMiddle Africa	13.0
=47	HondurasHNDCentral America	13.0
=47	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	13.0
50	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	11.7
51	SenegalSENWestern Africa	11.3
52	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	10.4
53	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.2
54	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	10.0
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	9.5
=56	BeninBENWestern Africa	9.4
=56	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	9.4
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	9.3
59	IranIRNSouthern Asia	9.2
=60	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.1
=60	JordanJORWestern Asia	9.1
62	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	9.0
63	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8.8
64	ColombiaCOLSouth America	8.6
=65	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	8.5
=65	EcuadorECUSouth America	8.5
67	MacauMACEastern Asia	8.4
68	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8.3
69	SurinameSURSouth America	8.2
70	GuyanaGUYSouth America	8.0
71	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	7.8
=72	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	7.7
=72	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.7
74	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.6
75	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	7.5
76	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	7.4
=77	FijiFJIMelanesia	7.3
=77	PanamaPANCentral America	7.3
79	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	6.8
80	PeruPERSouth America	6.7
=81	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	6.5
=81	OmanOMNWestern Asia	6.5
83	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.4
84	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	6.2
85	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.8
=86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.7
=86	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.7
=88	BelizeBLZCentral America	5.5
=88	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	5.5
90	MaliMLIWestern Africa	5.4
91	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.2
92	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	5.0
93	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.8
94	DominicaDMACaribbean	4.7
=95	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.6
=95	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.6
=95	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.6
98	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	4.5
99	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.4
100	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.3
101	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.1
102	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.9
=103	MexicoMEXCentral America	3.8
=103	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3.8
105	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.6
=106	ChileCHLSouth America	3.5
=106	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.5
=108	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	3.2
=108	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3.2
=108	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.2
=111	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3.1
=111	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3.1
113	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.6
=114	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.5
=114	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=114	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=114	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.5
=114	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.5
=114	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.5
=114	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=114	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	BrazilBRASouth America	2.5
=114	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=114	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2.5
=114	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.5
=114	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=114	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=114	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=114	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.5
=114	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=114	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=114	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=114	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=114	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=114	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=114	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.5
=114	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=114	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=114	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2.5
=114	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=114	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=114	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=114	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=114	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=114	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=114	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=114	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2.5
=114	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.5
=114	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=114	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=114	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5
=114	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.5
=114	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2.5

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

114Venezuelashared2.5
114Uzbekistanshared2.5
114United Statesshared2.5
114Uruguayshared2.5
114Ukraineshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
111values changed, of 166 in both
40 · 71rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Central African Republic26.3 → 28.7+2.4
Uganda17.7 → 19.6+1.9
Mozambique19.9 → 21.6+1.7
Solomon Islands15.8 → 17.4+1.6
Guinea-Bissau23.7 → 25.1+1.4

Fell most

Somalia71.5 → 67.4−4.1
Eswatini24.0 → 20.4−3.6
Republic of the Congo40.5 → 37.4−3.1
Moldova8.4 → 5.7−2.7
Namibia27.6 → 25.1−2.5

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

91 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 53 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 166 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2012). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2012

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