Data for 2001

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2001, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 70.0; 37 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 9.4.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2001

HighestSomalia

70.0

Lowest37 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

167countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
104distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.0
2	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	67.8
3	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	54.9
4	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	50.3
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	50.0
6	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	48.0
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	46.1
8	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	45.8
9	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	40.8
10	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.0
11	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.6
12	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.6
13	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.4
=14	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	35.9
=14	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	35.9
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	34.9
17	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	34.4
18	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	33.4
=19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.8
=19	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	32.8
21	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31.8
22	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	30.1
23	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	28.8
24	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.6
25	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	28.1
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	26.8
27	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26.7
28	Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.6
29	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26.3
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	25.8
31	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	24.7
32	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	24.3
33	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	24.2
34	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.7
=35	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	23.2
=35	Panama`PAN`Central America	23.2
37	Niger`NER`Western Africa	23.1
=38	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	22.4
=38	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	22.4
40	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	21.2
=41	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.1
=41	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	21.1
=43	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.4
=43	Peru`PER`South America	20.4
=45	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	20.1
=45	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	20.1
47	Ecuador`ECU`South America	20.0
=48	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	19.7
=48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	19.7
50	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	19.5
51	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	19.0
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	18.9
53	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.5
=54	India`IND`Southern Asia	18.1
=54	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.1
56	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	18.0
57	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	17.8
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	17.3
59	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	16.9
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	16.8
61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	16.3
62	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.2
63	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	15.7
64	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.6
=65	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	15.5
=65	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	15.5
67	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	14.8
68	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	14.3
69	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	14.2
70	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14.1
=71	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	12.9
=71	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	12.9
=71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	12.9
74	Suriname`SUR`South America	11.5
75	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.2
=76	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	10.6
=76	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	10.6
78	Brazil`BRA`South America	10.5
=79	Paraguay`PRY`South America	10.3
=79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.3
81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	10.0
=82	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	9.8
=82	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	9.8
84	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	9.4
85	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	9.2
86	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	9.0
87	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.7
88	Colombia`COL`South America	8.6
89	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.1
90	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	7.5
91	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7.4
92	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	7.3
93	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.2
94	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	6.9
95	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	6.8
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	6.7
97	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.6
98	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	6.5
99	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	6.3
100	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	6.2
101	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	6.0
=102	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.9
=102	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.9
104	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	5.8
=105	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.7
=105	Guyana`GUY`South America	5.7
107	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	5.2
=108	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4.9
=108	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	4.9
=110	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.8
=110	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4.8
=110	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	4.8
=113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	4.6
=113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.6
115	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.3
116	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.2
117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.0
118	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	3.8
=119	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	3.7
=119	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	3.7
=121	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	3.6
=121	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	3.6
=121	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.6
=121	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.6
=121	Uruguay`URY`South America	3.6
126	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.0
127	Chile`CHL`South America	2.9
128	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2.8
=129	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.7
=129	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.7
=131	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=131	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=131	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=131	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=131	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2.5
=131	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=131	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=131	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=131	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=131	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=131	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=131	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=131	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2.5
=131	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=131	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=131	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=131	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=131	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.5
=131	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=131	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=131	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=131	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.5
=131	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=131	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia70.0
2Angola67.8
3Timor-Leste54.9
4Zambia50.3
5Sierra Leone50.0

Lowest

131United Statesshared2.5
131Seychellesshared2.5
131Swedenshared2.5
131Sloveniashared2.5
131Romaniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 9.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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104 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 37 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2001). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2001

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