Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Number of people who are undernourished was 800,000 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
800,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 130 countries
All-time high
900,000
in 2002
All-time low
800,000
in 2001
Years of data
14
2001–2014

Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2014

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2001200720142001: 800.0k2002: 900.0k2003: 900.0k2004: 900.0k2005: 900.0k2006: 800.0k2007: 800.0k2008: 800.0k2009: 800.0k2010: 800.0k2011: 800.0k2012: 900.0k2013: 800.0k2014: 800.0k

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

Analysis

In 2014, number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia stood at 800,000. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia peaked at 900,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 2001.

Saudi Arabia ranks 70th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia, 2001 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2001 800,000
2002 900,000 +12.5%
2003 900,000 +0.0%
2004 900,000 +0.0%
2005 900,000 +0.0%
2006 800,000 -11.1%
2007 800,000 +0.0%
2008 800,000 +0.0%
2009 800,000 +0.0%
2010 800,000 +0.0%
2011 800,000 +0.0%
2012 900,000 +12.5%
2013 800,000 -11.1%
2014 800,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 844,444 800,000 900,000 9
2010s 820,000 800,000 900,000 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 70 Togo 800,000 compare
  2. 70 Uzbekistan 800,000 compare
  3. 73 Botswana 600,000 compare
  4. 73 Gabon 600,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia?
Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia was 800,000 in 2014, 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 900,000 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 2001.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Saudi Arabia ranks 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.