Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.20 million in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
63rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
1.30 million
in 2001
All-time low
1.00 million
in 2010
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua, 2001–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2001201120222001: 1.3M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.0M2012: 1.0M2013: 1.0M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.2M

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 Nicaragua is 1.20 million, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua peaked at 1.30 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2010.

Nicaragua ranks 63rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua, 2001 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2001 1.30 million
2002 1.20 million -7.7%
2003 1.20 million +0.0%
2004 1.20 million +0.0%
2005 1.20 million +0.0%
2006 1.10 million -8.3%
2007 1.10 million +0.0%
2008 1.10 million +0.0%
2009 1.10 million +0.0%
2010 1.00 million -9.1%
2011 1.00 million +0.0%
2012 1.00 million +0.0%
2013 1.00 million +0.0%
2014 1.10 million +10.0%
2015 1.10 million +0.0%
2016 1.00 million -9.1%
2017 1.00 million +0.0%
2018 1.00 million +0.0%
2019 1.00 million +0.0%
2020 1.10 million +10.0%
2021 1.10 million +0.0%
2022 1.20 million +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.17 million 1.10 million 1.30 million 9
2010s 1.02 million 1.00 million 1.10 million 10
2020s 1.13 million 1.10 million 1.20 million 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 61 Argentina 1.50 million compare
  2. 62 Cameroon 1.40 million compare
  3. 63 Libya 1.20 million compare
  4. 65 Algeria 1.00 million compare
  5. 66 Cambodia 900,000 compare
  6. 66 Malaysia 900,000 compare
  7. 66 Senegal 900,000 compare
  8. 66 Tajikistan 900,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua?
Number of people who are undernourished in Nicaragua was 1.20 million in 2022, 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2010.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Nicaragua ranks 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.