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Prevalence of undernourishment (population) by country

Population below minimum dietary energy consumption is the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously.

Countries reporting
39
Highest
34 population
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
1 population
Liberia
Median
3 population
Years covered
21
1991–2011
Data points
1,218

What the numbers show

Prevalence of undernourishment (population) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 34 population in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 1 population in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 3 population, and the mean is 6.08 population.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 66.7%).

Prevalence of undernourishment: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34 population 2011 up 47.8% rising
1 Ethiopia 34 population 2011 down 5.6% falling
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 population 2011 up 28.6% rising
3 Sudan 18 population 2011 up 63.6% rising
5 Nigeria 14 population 2011 up 7.7% falling
6 Kenya 13 population 2011 up 18.2% rising
7 Uganda 12 population 2011 up 71.4% rising
8 Mozambique 9 population 2011 up 12.5% rising
9 Madagascar 7 population 2011 up 40.0% rising
10 Somalia 6 population 2011 up 20.0% rising
10 Zambia 6 population 2011 up 20.0% rising
10 Burundi 6 population 2011 up 50.0% rising
13 Angola 5 population 2011 down 28.6% falling
14 Chad 4 population 2011 up 33.3% rising
14 Malawi 4 population 2011 up 33.3% falling
14 Zimbabwe 4 population 2011 down 20.0% falling
14 Burkina Faso 4 population 2011 up 33.3% rising
14 Eritrea 4 population 2011 up 33.3% rising
14 Côte d'Ivoire 4 population 2011 unchanged rising
20 Rwanda 3 population 2011 down 25.0% flat
20 Senegal 3 population 2011 up 50.0% rising
20 Cameroon 3 population 2011 down 25.0% falling
23 Morocco 2 population 2011 unchanged flat
23 Guinea 2 population 2011 unchanged rising
23 Niger 2 population 2011 down 33.3% falling
23 Sierra Leone 2 population 2011 unchanged rising
23 Congo 2 population 2011 up 100.0% rising
28 Benin 1 population 2011 unchanged flat
28 Mali 1 population 2011 down 50.0% falling
28 South Africa 1 population 2011 down 50.0% falling
28 Botswana 1 population 2011 unchanged volatile
28 Central African Republic 1 population 2011 down 50.0% falling
28 Togo 1 population 2011 unchanged flat
28 Comoros 1 population 2011 — volatile
28 Algeria 1 population 2011 down 50.0% falling
28 Egypt 1 population 2011 unchanged flat
28 Ghana 1 population 2011 down 66.7% falling
28 Namibia 1 population 2011 — falling
28 Liberia 1 population 2011 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of undernourishment (population)
Unit
population
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,218 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

Population below minimum dietary energy consumption is the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously.