Data for 2013

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013

Figures for 2013, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 63.3; 54 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.1. Against 2012, 106 values changed (33 up, 73 down), 1 country joined.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2013

HighestSomalia

63.3

Lowest54 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.

167countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
87distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	63.3
2	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	43.7
3	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	39.1
4	HaitiHTICaribbean	39.0
5	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.4
6	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	35.7
7	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	32.7
8	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	31.1
9	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	30.8
=10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	30.1
=10	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	30.1
12	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	29.1
13	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.3
14	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	26.4
15	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	23.8
16	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	23.3
17	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	23.2
18	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21.3
19	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	21.2
20	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.8
21	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	20.3
22	TogoTGOWestern Africa	19.6
23	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	19.4
24	KenyaKENEastern Africa	18.9
25	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	18.8
26	BoliviaBOLSouth America	18.0
27	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	17.7
28	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	17.5
29	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.4
30	NicaraguaNICCentral America	17.3
31	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	16.7
32	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	15.8
33	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	15.7
34	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	15.5
35	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	15.4
36	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	15.3
37	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	15.0
=38	IraqIRQWestern Asia	14.9
=38	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	14.9
40	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	14.7
41	NigerNERWestern Africa	14.5
42	GuineaGINWestern Africa	14.2
=43	HondurasHNDCentral America	13.7
=43	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	13.7
=45	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.5
=45	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.5
47	GabonGABMiddle Africa	13.1
48	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	12.8
49	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	11.9
50	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	11.4
51	SenegalSENWestern Africa	11.2
52	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	11.1
53	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	9.8
=54	BeninBENWestern Africa	9.2
=54	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.2
56	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	9.1
57	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	8.8
=58	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.7
=58	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	8.7
=58	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	8.7
=58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8.7
62	EcuadorECUSouth America	8.5
=63	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	8.4
=63	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8.4
65	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	8.3
=66	JordanJORWestern Asia	8.2
=66	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8.2
=68	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.0
=68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8.0
70	SurinameSURSouth America	7.8
71	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.7
=72	MacauMACEastern Asia	7.6
=72	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.6
74	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	7.4
75	FijiFJIMelanesia	7.2
76	PanamaPANCentral America	7.1
77	ColombiaCOLSouth America	7.0
=78	GuyanaGUYSouth America	6.9
=78	OmanOMNWestern Asia	6.9
=80	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	6.7
=80	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	6.7
82	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6.4
=83	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6.1
=83	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.1
=83	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	6.1
86	BelizeBLZCentral America	6.0
=87	PeruPERSouth America	5.6
=87	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.6
=87	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.6
=90	MaliMLIWestern Africa	5.2
=90	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	5.2
=92	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.8
=92	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4.8
94	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	4.7
=95	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.6
=95	DominicaDMACaribbean	4.6
97	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.4
=98	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.2
=98	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.2
=98	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.2
=101	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.1
=101	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.1
103	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3.8
=104	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.7
=104	MexicoMEXCentral America	3.7
106	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.5
107	ChileCHLSouth America	3.4
108	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.2
=109	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	3.1
=109	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.1
=111	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.9
=111	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2.9
113	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.8
=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	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	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 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia63.3
2North Korea43.7
3Zambia39.1
4Haiti39.0
5Liberia36.4

Lowest

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

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 166 in both
33 · 73rose · fell
60unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique21.6 → 26.4+4.8
Guinea-Bissau25.1 → 29.1+4.0
Uganda19.6 → 21.3+1.7
Madagascar28.6 → 30.1+1.5
Zimbabwe29.6 → 31.1+1.5

Fell most

Republic of the Congo37.4 → 32.7−4.7
Somalia67.4 → 63.3−4.1
Eswatini20.4 → 17.5−2.9
Ethiopia19.8 → 17.7−2.1
Zambia41.1 → 39.1−2.0

+ Sudan

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

87 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 54 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2013). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2013

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