Number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of people who are undernourished was 100,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
100,000
in 2001
All-time low
100,000
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati is 100,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati peaked at 100,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.
That places Kiribati 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,000 | — |
| 2002 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 100,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 100,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 300,000, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 103 Armenia 100,000 compare
- 103 Barbados 100,000 compare
- 103 Belize 100,000 compare
- 103 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
- 103 Comoros 100,000 compare
- 103 Costa Rica 100,000 compare
- 103 Croatia 100,000 compare
- 103 Cyprus 100,000 compare
- 103 Djibouti 100,000 compare
- 103 Dominica 100,000 compare
- 103 Fiji 100,000 compare
- 103 French Polynesia 100,000 compare
- 103 Georgia 100,000 compare
- 103 Guyana 100,000 compare
- 103 Macao 100,000 compare
- 103 Mauritius 100,000 compare
- 103 Moldova 100,000 compare
- 103 Mongolia 100,000 compare
- 103 Montenegro 100,000 compare
- 103 New Caledonia 100,000 compare
- 103 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
- 103 Samoa 100,000 compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 100,000 compare
- 103 Seychelles 100,000 compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 compare
- 103 Suriname 100,000 compare
- 103 Vanuatu 100,000 compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Kiribati was 100,000 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Kiribati ranks 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.