Data for 2009

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2009

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2009
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2009, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2009 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 71.8; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.2. Against 2008, 116 values changed (37 up, 79 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2009

HighestSomalia

71.8

Lowest47 countries share it

2.5

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

166countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
95distinct 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	71.8
2	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	44.9
3	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.0
4	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.4
5	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.7
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.0
7	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	34.8
8	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	29.4
9	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.8
10	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	28.4
11	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	28.2
12	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	28.0
13	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	27.6
14	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26.6
=15	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	24.8
=15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	24.8
17	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	24.6
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	24.3
19	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	24.1
20	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	23.9
21	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	23.3
22	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	21.7
23	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21.5
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	21.4
25	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	21.1
26	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	20.0
27	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.9
28	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	19.8
29	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	19.7
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19.3
31	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.7
32	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	18.4
=33	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	17.9
=33	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	17.9
=35	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	17.6
=35	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17.6
37	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	17.3
38	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.0
39	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.4
40	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.3
41	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	15.2
=42	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.0
=42	India`IND`Southern Asia	15.0
=42	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	15.0
=45	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	14.7
=45	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	14.7
47	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14.5
48	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	14.4
49	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.3
50	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	14.1
51	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.0
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	13.5
53	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	11.7
=54	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	11.3
=54	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	11.3
56	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	11.2
=57	Colombia`COL`South America	11.1
=57	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	11.1
59	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	10.6
60	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	10.5
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	10.4
62	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	10.3
63	Panama`PAN`Central America	10.1
64	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	9.9
=65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	9.5
=65	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.5
=65	Guyana`GUY`South America	9.5
68	Peru`PER`South America	9.4
69	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	8.8
70	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	8.7
71	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	8.6
72	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.5
=73	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	8.4
=73	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	8.4
75	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	7.6
76	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	7.5
77	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.4
78	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	7.1
79	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.0
80	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.9
81	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.8
82	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	6.7
83	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	6.3
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	6.1
=85	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	5.9
=85	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.9
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.7
88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.5
=89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.4
=89	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5.4
91	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.1
=92	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4.9
=92	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	4.9
=94	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.8
=94	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	4.8
=96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	4.7
=96	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.7
98	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.6
99	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.5
=100	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.3
=100	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	4.3
=102	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.1
=102	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	4.1
=102	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4.1
=105	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.0
=105	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4.0
=107	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	3.8
=107	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.8
109	Brazil`BRA`South America	3.5
=110	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.4
=110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.4
=112	Chile`CHL`South America	3.3
=112	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.3
114	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	3.2
=115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.1
=115	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.1
=117	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.9
=117	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.9
119	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.6
=120	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=120	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=120	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=120	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=120	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=120	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=120	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=120	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=120	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=120	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=120	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=120	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=120	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=120	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=120	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=120	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=120	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=120	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.5

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

120Venezuelashared2.5
120United Statesshared2.5
120Uruguayshared2.5
120Ukraineshared2.5
120Türkiyeshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
116values changed, of 166 in both
37 · 79rose · fell
50unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini19.6 → 23.3+3.7
Republic of the Congo34.9 → 37.7+2.8
Namibia26.1 → 28.2+2.1
Somalia69.8 → 71.8+2.0
São Tomé and Príncipe13.0 → 14.7+1.7

Fell most

Moldova22.9 → 17.9−5.0
Angola24.4 → 19.7−4.7
Sierra Leone28.1 → 24.8−3.3
Myanmar14.0 → 11.1−2.9
Tajikistan29.3 → 26.6−2.7

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

95 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 47 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) (2009). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2009

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