Data for 2004

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2004

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2004
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2004, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2004 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.7; 40 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 8.2. Against 2003, 125 values changed (35 up, 90 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2004

HighestSomalia

69.7

Lowest40 countries share it

2.5

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

167countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
106distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	69.7
2	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	50.6
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	49.7
4	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	49.5
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	44.4
6	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.3
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39.1
8	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	36.7
=9	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	36.0
=9	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.0
=11	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	34.6
=11	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	34.6
13	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	33.2
14	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	32.7
=15	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	32.4
=15	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	32.4
17	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	31.7
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31.6
19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	31.5
20	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	30.9
21	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	30.6
22	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	29.5
23	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29.0
24	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	28.8
25	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	28.1
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	27.3
=27	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.2
=27	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	27.2
29	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	26.2
30	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	23.9
31	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	23.2
32	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22.6
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.7
34	Peru`PER`South America	20.7
35	Ecuador`ECU`South America	20.0
36	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.5
37	Honduras`HND`Central America	19.3
=38	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	19.1
=38	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.1
=40	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	18.4
=40	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	18.4
42	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	18.3
43	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.2
44	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.1
45	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.0
46	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17.9
=47	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	17.8
=47	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	17.8
49	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	17.6
50	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.4
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17.1
52	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.8
53	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	16.6
=54	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	16.4
=54	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	16.4
56	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	16.3
57	Panama`PAN`Central America	16.2
58	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	16.0
59	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	15.3
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	15.2
61	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	14.7
62	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.8
63	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	13.6
64	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	13.0
65	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.4
=66	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	12.3
=66	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	12.3
68	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	12.0
69	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.9
70	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	11.7
71	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	11.1
=72	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	10.4
=72	Colombia`COL`South America	10.4
74	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	9.7
75	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	9.5
76	Suriname`SUR`South America	9.4
77	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.3
=78	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.9
=78	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.9
80	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.7
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	8.5
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	8.4
=83	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	8.2
=83	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.2
=83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	8.2
86	Paraguay`PRY`South America	7.9
87	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	7.8
88	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	7.4
89	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	7.2
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6.9
91	Guyana`GUY`South America	6.6
92	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	6.5
93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	6.4
94	Brazil`BRA`South America	6.3
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.0
=96	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	5.9
=96	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.9
98	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.8
=99	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	5.7
=99	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.7
=99	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	5.7
102	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.6
103	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	5.4
104	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	5.3
105	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.1
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	5.0
107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.9
108	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.8
=109	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.6
=109	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	4.6
=111	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	4.5
=111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	4.5
=111	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.5
=114	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4.3
=114	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.3
116	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.2
=117	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4.1
=117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.1
119	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	4.0
120	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.9
121	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	3.6
122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.3
=123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.1
=123	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	3.1
125	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.9
126	Chile`CHL`South America	2.7
127	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.6
=128	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=128	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2.5
=128	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=128	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=128	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=128	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.5
=128	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=128	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.5
=128	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.7
2Angola50.6
3Haiti49.7
4Zambia49.5
5Sierra Leone44.4

Lowest

128United Statesshared2.5
128Ukraineshared2.5
128Seychellesshared2.5
128Swedenshared2.5
128Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 8.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
125values changed, of 167 in both
35 · 90rose · fell
42unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda33.6 → 36.0+2.4
Moldova29.6 → 31.7+2.1
Albania7.3 → 8.5+1.2
Republic of the Congo26.0 → 27.2+1.2
Guinea-Bissau16.9 → 18.0+1.1

Fell most

Angola57.5 → 50.6−6.9
Armenia23.5 → 18.4−5.1
Venezuela13.8 → 9.3−4.5
Afghanistan38.7 → 34.6−4.1
Myanmar32.6 → 28.8−3.8

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

106 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 40 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2004). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2004

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