Data for 2008

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2008

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2008
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2008, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2008 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.8; 45 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.4. Against 2007, 112 values changed (31 up, 81 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2008

HighestSomalia

69.8

Lowest45 countries share it

2.5

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

166countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
99distinct 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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	69.8
2	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	45.6
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	42.2
4	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	40.5
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.5
=6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	34.9
=6	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	34.9
8	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	30.0
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	29.4
10	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	29.3
11	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	28.1
12	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	27.7
13	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.6
14	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	27.1
15	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.7
16	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	26.3
17	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	26.1
18	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	26.0
19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	25.1
20	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	24.7
21	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	24.4
22	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	23.6
23	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	23.2
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	23.0
25	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	22.9
26	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	21.9
=27	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	20.7
=27	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	20.7
29	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	20.2
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19.9
31	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	19.8
32	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.7
33	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	19.6
34	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	18.1
35	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.7
36	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17.5
37	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.9
38	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	16.5
39	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.4
40	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	15.9
41	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.6
=42	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.4
=42	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.4
44	India`IND`Southern Asia	15.3
45	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.2
46	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.1
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	15.0
48	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.9
49	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	14.7
50	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	14.3
51	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	14.1
52	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	14.0
53	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	13.1
54	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.0
55	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	12.5
56	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	12.1
=57	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	12.0
=57	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	12.0
59	Panama`PAN`Central America	11.2
=60	Colombia`COL`South America	11.1
=60	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11.1
=60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	11.1
63	Peru`PER`South America	11.0
64	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	10.9
65	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	10.6
66	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.7
67	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	9.6
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	9.3
69	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	9.0
70	Guyana`GUY`South America	8.8
71	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	8.6
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	8.5
73	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	8.2
74	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	8.1
75	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7.9
76	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.4
=77	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	7.3
=77	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	7.3
=77	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	7.3
=77	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.3
=77	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.3
82	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.7
83	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.6
=84	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.2
=84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	6.2
=86	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	5.9
=86	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.9
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.8
=89	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.6
=89	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5.6
91	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5.5
92	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.4
93	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.3
=94	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	5.1
=94	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.1
=96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	5.0
=96	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.0
=98	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.8
=98	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.8
100	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	4.7
101	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.6
102	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.3
103	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	4.2
104	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.1
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	4.0
=106	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3.9
=106	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.9
=106	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.9
109	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	3.7
=110	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.6
=110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	3.6
=110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.6
113	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.5
114	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.4
=115	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.2
=115	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	3.2
117	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.1
=118	Chile`CHL`South America	3.0
=118	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.0
=118	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.0
121	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.6
=122	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=122	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=122	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=122	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=122	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=122	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=122	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=122	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=122	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=122	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=122	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=122	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=122	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=122	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=122	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=122	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.8
2Zambia45.6
3Haiti42.2
4North Korea40.5
5Rwanda36.5

Lowest

122United Statesshared2.5
122Uruguayshared2.5
122Ukraineshared2.5
122Swedenshared2.5
122Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
112values changed, of 166 in both
31 · 81rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini16.4 → 19.6+3.2
Republic of the Congo32.6 → 34.9+2.3
Namibia24.1 → 26.1+2.0
São Tomé and Príncipe11.6 → 13.0+1.4
North Korea39.1 → 40.5+1.4

Fell most

Angola29.8 → 24.4−5.4
Moldova27.5 → 22.9−4.6
Sierra Leone31.9 → 28.1−3.8
Myanmar17.4 → 14.0−3.4
Ethiopia29.4 → 26.3−3.1

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

99 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 45 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.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2008

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