Data for 2023

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2023

Figures for 2023, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2023 covers 165 countries. Haiti is highest, at 54.2; 62 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.2. Against 2022, 101 values changed (45 up, 56 down), 1 left.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2023

HighestHaiti

54.2

Lowest62 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.

165countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
83distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	HaitiHTICaribbean	54.2
2	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	53.2
3	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	39.5
4	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	39.0
5	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	38.5
6	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	37.2
7	KenyaKENEastern Africa	36.8
8	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	35.5
9	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	32.0
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	29.8
11	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	28.7
12	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	28.1
13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	26.4
14	GabonGABMiddle Africa	25.3
15	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	24.4
16	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	24.1
17	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	24.0
18	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	22.5
19	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	22.3
20	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22.1
21	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	22.0
=22	BoliviaBOLSouth America	21.8
=22	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	21.8
24	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	21.4
25	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	20.2
26	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	20.0
27	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	19.9
=28	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	19.7
=28	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	19.7
30	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	18.7
31	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	18.1
32	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.4
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	16.8
=34	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	16.5
=34	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	16.5
36	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	15.4
37	IraqIRQWestern Asia	14.9
38	HondurasHNDCentral America	14.8
39	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.7
=40	BeninBENWestern Africa	14.3
=40	JordanJORWestern Asia	14.3
42	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	13.5
43	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.1
=44	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	12.9
=44	NigerNERWestern Africa	12.9
46	MaliMLIWestern Africa	12.3
47	EcuadorECUSouth America	12.1
48	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	12.0
49	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	11.8
50	GuineaGINWestern Africa	11.4
=51	MacauMACEastern Asia	11.2
=51	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	11.2
53	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	11.1
54	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	10.4
55	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10.0
56	SurinameSURSouth America	9.7
57	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	9.4
58	TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.1
=59	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	8.7
=59	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.7
=59	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8.7
62	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	8.4
63	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.7
64	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	7.4
65	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.2
=66	BelizeBLZCentral America	7.0
=66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7.0
=68	PeruPERSouth America	6.9
=68	UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.9
=70	FijiFJIMelanesia	6.8
=70	IranIRNSouthern Asia	6.8
72	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	6.7
=73	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	6.3
=73	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	6.3
75	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	6.1
=76	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.9
=76	VenezuelaVENSouth America	5.9
78	PanamaPANCentral America	5.7
=79	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5.4
=79	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.4
=81	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	5.3
=81	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5.3
=83	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	5.2
=83	ParaguayPRYSouth America	5.2
=85	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.1
=85	SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.1
87	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	4.9
88	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.8
89	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	4.6
90	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.4
91	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.3
92	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	4.1
93	ColombiaCOLSouth America	3.9
94	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	3.8
=95	DominicaDMACaribbean	3.6
=95	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3.6
=95	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3.6
98	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.4
=99	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3.1
=99	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	3.1
=101	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.0
=101	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.0
103	MexicoMEXCentral America	2.7
=104	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.5
=104	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.5
=104	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=104	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=104	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.5
=104	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.5
=104	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=104	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	BrazilBRASouth America	2.5
=104	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.5
=104	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=104	ChileCHLSouth America	2.5
=104	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2.5
=104	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2.5
=104	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.5
=104	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=104	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=104	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.5
=104	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=104	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.5
=104	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=104	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=104	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=104	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.5
=104	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=104	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=104	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=104	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.5
=104	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2.5
=104	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	2.5
=104	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.5
=104	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=104	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=104	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=104	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=104	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=104	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.5
=104	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	2.5
=104	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=104	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=104	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=104	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=104	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2.5
=104	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.5
=104	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=104	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=104	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5
=104	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.5

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Haiti54.2
2Somalia53.2
3Madagascar39.5
4Syria39.0
5DR Congo38.5

Lowest

104Uzbekistanshared2.5
104United Statesshared2.5
104Uruguayshared2.5
104Türkiyeshared2.5
104Seychellesshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
101values changed, of 165 in both
45 · 56rose · fell
64unchanged

Rose most

Haiti51.1 → 54.2+3.1
Syria35.9 → 39.0+3.1
Mali9.9 → 12.3+2.4
Gabon23.5 → 25.3+1.8
Eswatini13.1 → 14.7+1.6

Fell most

Rwanda26.6 → 24.4−2.2
Uganda24.2 → 22.0−2.2
Solomon Islands22.0 → 20.0−2.0
Togo11.1 → 9.1−2.0
Zimbabwe21.4 → 19.7−1.7

− Nicaragua

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

83 distinct values among 165
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 62 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 165 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2023). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2023

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