Data for 2014

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014

Figures for 2014, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 61.4; 52 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.9. Against 2013, 106 values changed (42 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2014

HighestSomalia

61.4

Lowest52 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
2014the year it describes
95distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	61.4
2	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	44.5
3	HaitiHTICaribbean	37.8
4	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	37.3
5	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	37.1
6	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	36.6
7	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	33.4
8	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	32.6
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	32.1
10	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	31.1
11	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	30.9
12	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	30.1
13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	29.6
14	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.6
15	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	25.2
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	23.8
17	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	23.2
18	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	22.5
19	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	21.1
20	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.1
21	TogoTGOWestern Africa	20.0
22	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	19.3
=23	KenyaKENEastern Africa	19.0
=23	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	19.0
25	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	18.5
26	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	18.1
27	NicaraguaNICCentral America	17.7
28	BoliviaBOLSouth America	17.2
29	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	16.3
30	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16.2
31	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	15.9
32	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	15.6
33	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	15.5
34	IraqIRQWestern Asia	15.3
35	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	15.2
36	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	14.8
37	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	14.6
38	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	14.5
=39	HondurasHNDCentral America	14.2
=39	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	14.2
41	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	14.1
42	NigerNERWestern Africa	13.7
43	GuineaGINWestern Africa	13.6
44	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.4
45	GabonGABMiddle Africa	13.3
46	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.2
47	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	12.9
48	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	12.6
49	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	11.9
=50	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	11.1
=50	SenegalSENWestern Africa	11.1
52	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	10.6
53	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	10.2
54	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	9.7
55	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.4
56	BeninBENWestern Africa	9.2
57	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.7
58	EcuadorECUSouth America	8.5
=59	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	8.4
=59	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	8.4
61	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8.3
=62	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.2
=62	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8.2
64	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	8.1
65	SurinameSURSouth America	8.0
66	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	7.9
67	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	7.8
=68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	7.6
=68	JordanJORWestern Asia	7.6
70	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.5
71	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.4
72	PanamaPANCentral America	7.1
73	FijiFJIMelanesia	7.0
=74	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	6.8
=74	OmanOMNWestern Asia	6.8
=76	MacauMACEastern Asia	6.7
=76	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	6.7
78	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6.6
=79	BelizeBLZCentral America	6.4
=79	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6.4
=79	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	6.4
82	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	6.3
83	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.1
84	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.9
85	ColombiaCOLSouth America	5.8
=86	GuyanaGUYSouth America	5.7
=86	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.7
88	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.5
=89	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	5.3
=89	PeruPERSouth America	5.3
=91	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	5.0
=91	MaliMLIWestern Africa	5.0
93	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	4.9
=94	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.6
=94	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4.6
96	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.5
=97	DominicaDMACaribbean	4.4
=97	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.4
99	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.2
=100	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3.9
=100	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3.9
=102	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.8
=102	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3.8
104	MexicoMEXCentral America	3.7
=105	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3.6
=105	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	3.6
107	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.5
108	ChileCHLSouth America	3.3
109	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	3.0
=110	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2.9
=110	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.9
=112	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.7
=112	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2.7
=112	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.7
115	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.6
=116	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.5
=116	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=116	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=116	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.5
=116	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2.5
=116	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.5
=116	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=116	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	BrazilBRASouth America	2.5
=116	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=116	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2.5
=116	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.5
=116	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=116	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=116	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=116	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=116	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=116	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=116	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.5
=116	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=116	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=116	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=116	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.5
=116	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=116	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=116	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2.5
=116	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=116	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=116	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=116	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=116	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=116	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=116	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=116	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2.5
=116	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.5
=116	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=116	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=116	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5
=116	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.5

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia61.4
2North Korea44.5
3Haiti37.8
4Zambia37.3
5Rwanda37.1

Lowest

116Uzbekistanshared2.5
116United Statesshared2.5
116Uruguayshared2.5
116Ukraineshared2.5
116Türkiyeshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 167 in both
42 · 64rose · fell
61unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique26.4 → 32.6+6.2
Uganda21.3 → 23.8+2.5
Zimbabwe31.1 → 33.4+2.3
Madagascar30.1 → 32.1+2.0
Venezuela2.5 → 3.9+1.4

Fell most

Republic of the Congo32.7 → 29.6−3.1
Sri Lanka8.8 → 6.1−2.7
Ethiopia17.7 → 15.2−2.5
Somalia63.3 → 61.4−1.9
Zambia39.1 → 37.3−1.8

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

95 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 52 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.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2014). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2014

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