Number of people who are undernourished in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.00 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Colombia, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.00 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Colombia peaked at 5.00 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 2017.
That places Colombia 49th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.40 million | — |
| 2002 | 3.60 million | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.90 million | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.30 million | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.60 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.80 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.70 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.50 million | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.90 million | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 2.70 million | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 2.10 million | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.00 million | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 million | 3.40 million | 4.90 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.00 million | 2.00 million | 5.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 million | 2.00 million | 2.10 million | 4 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Colombia?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Colombia was 2.00 million 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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About this data
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.