Number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people who are undernourished was 3.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.00 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.50 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.60 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.50 million | 2.10 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.45 million | 2.30 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 2.80 million | 3.00 million | 4 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Papua New Guinea was 3.00 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.