Data for 2007

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2007

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2007
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2007, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2007 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.7; 44 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 7.1. Against 2006, 119 values changed (32 up, 87 down), 1 left.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2007

HighestSomalia

69.7

Lowest44 countries share it

2.5

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

166countries
1measure
2007the year it describes
96distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2007, 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, 2007: 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	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.8
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	44.0
4	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	39.1
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.5
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.1
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	32.6
8	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.2
9	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9
10	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.2
11	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	30.2
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	29.8
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.4
14	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	27.9
15	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	27.6
16	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	27.5
17	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.2
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.8
19	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26.6
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	26.3
21	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	25.9
22	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25.4
23	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	25.3
=24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	24.5
=24	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	24.5
26	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	24.1
27	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	22.7
28	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	22.2
29	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	22.1
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20.4
31	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	20.0
32	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	19.6
33	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	18.5
=34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17.5
=34	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	17.5
=34	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	17.5
37	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	17.4
38	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.2
=39	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	16.7
=39	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.7
41	India`IND`Southern Asia	16.6
=42	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16.4
=42	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16.4
=44	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.1
=44	Niger`NER`Western Africa	16.1
=46	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.9
=46	Honduras`HND`Central America	15.9
48	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.8
49	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.1
50	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	14.9
51	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	14.4
52	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.1
53	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	13.8
54	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	13.7
55	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	13.3
56	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	13.1
=57	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	13.0
=57	Peru`PER`South America	13.0
59	Ecuador`ECU`South America	12.9
60	Panama`PAN`Central America	12.3
61	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.2
62	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	12.1
63	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	11.6
64	Colombia`COL`South America	10.8
65	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	10.1
66	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	9.9
=67	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.4
=67	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	9.4
69	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.2
70	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	9.1
71	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	9.0
72	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	8.9
=73	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	8.5
=73	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.5
75	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.4
=76	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	8.2
=76	Guyana`GUY`South America	8.2
78	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	8.0
=79	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.9
=79	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.9
81	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	7.7
82	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.6
83	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7.4
84	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.8
85	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	6.3
86	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.1
=87	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.9
=87	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.9
=87	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5.9
=90	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	5.6
=90	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.6
=90	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.6
=90	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.6
94	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	5.5
95	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.4
96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	5.3
97	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.1
98	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	5.0
=99	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.9
=99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4.9
101	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.8
=102	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.6
=102	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	4.6
=104	Brazil`BRA`South America	4.5
=104	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.5
=106	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	4.4
=106	Venezuela`VEN`South America	4.4
108	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.3
=109	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.2
=109	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.2
111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.8
112	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.7
=113	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.6
=113	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.6
=113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.6
=116	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.5
=116	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.5
=116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.5
119	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.2
=120	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.0
=120	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	3.0
122	Chile`CHL`South America	2.6
=123	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=123	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=123	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=123	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=123	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=123	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=123	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=123	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=123	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=123	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=123	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=123	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=123	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=123	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=123	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.7
2Zambia46.8
3Haiti44.0
4North Korea39.1
5Rwanda36.5

Lowest

123United Statesshared2.5
123Uruguayshared2.5
123Ukraineshared2.5
123Swedenshared2.5
123Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 7.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
119values changed, of 166 in both
32 · 87rose · fell
47unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini13.9 → 16.4+2.5
Republic of the Congo30.5 → 32.6+2.1
Namibia22.0 → 24.1+2.1
North Korea37.0 → 39.1+2.1
Cabo Verde13.1 → 14.1+1.0

Fell most

Angola36.0 → 29.8−6.2
Sierra Leone36.0 → 31.9−4.1
Afghanistan26.6 → 22.7−3.9
Myanmar21.0 → 17.4−3.6
Ethiopia32.7 → 29.4−3.3

− Cuba

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

96 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 44 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 166 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2007). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2007

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