Number of people who are undernourished in Chile

Chile: Number of people who are undernourished was 500,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
500,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 130 countries
All-time high
600,000
in 2009
All-time low
400,000
in 2002
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Number of people who are undernourished in Chile, 2001–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2001201220232001: 500.0k2002: 400.0k2003: 400.0k2004: 400.0k2005: 400.0k2006: 400.0k2007: 400.0k2008: 500.0k2009: 600.0k2010: 600.0k2011: 600.0k2012: 600.0k2013: 600.0k2014: 600.0k2015: 600.0k2016: 600.0k2017: 600.0k2018: 600.0k2019: 500.0k2020: 500.0k2022: 500.0k2023: 500.0k

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).

Analysis

In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Chile stood at 500,000.

That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Chile peaked at 600,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2002.

Chile ranks 75th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people who are undernourished in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Chile, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 500,000
2002 400,000 -20.0%
2003 400,000 +0.0%
2004 400,000 +0.0%
2005 400,000 +0.0%
2006 400,000 +0.0%
2007 400,000 +0.0%
2008 500,000 +25.0%
2009 600,000 +20.0%
2010 600,000 +0.0%
2011 600,000 +0.0%
2012 600,000 +0.0%
2013 600,000 +0.0%
2014 600,000 +0.0%
2015 600,000 +0.0%
2016 600,000 +0.0%
2017 600,000 +0.0%
2018 600,000 +0.0%
2019 500,000 -16.7%
2020 500,000 +0.0%
2022 500,000 +0.0%
2023 500,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 444,444 400,000 600,000 9
2010s 590,000 500,000 600,000 10
2020s 500,000 500,000 500,000 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Chile?
Number of people who are undernourished in Chile was 500,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2002.
How does Chile rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Chile ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.