Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Indonesia or Tanzania?

Indonesia, at 17.70 million against 13.40 million in Tanzania as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Indonesia and Tanzania?

4.30 million, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Indonesia

17.70 million

in 2023

Tanzania

13.40 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

9th

Tanzania rank

10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Indonesia
Tanzania

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17.70 million against 13.40 million in Tanzania, a difference of 4.30 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 130 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.46 million	11.30 million	29.16 million	Indonesia
2010s	21.01 million	11.45 million	9.56 million	Indonesia
2020s	18.12 million	13.80 million	4.33 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Indonesia or Tanzania?: Indonesia, at 17.70 million against 13.40 million in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Indonesia and Tanzania?: 4.30 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.