Data for 2010

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2010

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2010
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2010, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2010 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 72.5; 50 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.9. Against 2009, 113 values changed (43 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2010

HighestSomalia

72.5

Lowest50 countries share it

2.5

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

166countries
1measure
2010the year it describes
97distinct 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, 2010, 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, 2010: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	72.5
2	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	43.9
3	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.9
4	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.4
5	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.5
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.7
7	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.2
8	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29.9
9	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.2
10	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	29.1
11	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	28.7
12	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28.1
13	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.7
14	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	24.9
15	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	24.2
16	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	24.1
17	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	23.7
18	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	23.3
19	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	22.6
20	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	22.5
21	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	22.4
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	21.7
23	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	20.0
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	19.9
25	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.6
26	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	19.5
27	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	19.0
28	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	18.3
29	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	18.2
30	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	18.1
31	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	17.7
32	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	17.6
33	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	17.1
34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	16.9
35	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	16.5
36	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	16.2
37	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	15.7
=38	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.6
=38	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	15.6
40	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.5
41	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.0
42	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	14.8
43	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.7
=44	India`IND`Southern Asia	14.6
=44	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.6
46	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	14.1
47	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	14.0
48	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	13.4
49	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.2
=50	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	12.9
=50	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.9
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	12.4
53	Colombia`COL`South America	11.1
54	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	11.0
55	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	10.9
56	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	10.8
=57	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	10.4
=57	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	10.4
=59	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.2
=59	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	10.2
61	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	10.0
=62	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	9.7
=62	Guyana`GUY`South America	9.7
64	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	9.4
65	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.3
66	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	9.2
67	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.1
68	Panama`PAN`Central America	8.9
69	Peru`PER`South America	8.5
=70	Ecuador`ECU`South America	8.4
=70	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	8.4
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	8.2
73	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.1
=74	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	8.0
=74	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	8.0
76	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	7.7
77	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.6
78	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	7.1
=79	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	7.0
=79	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	7.0
=81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.9
=81	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	6.9
83	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	6.2
84	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.6
=85	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.5
=85	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.5
=85	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5.5
88	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	5.4
89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.3
90	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.2
91	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.1
=92	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.9
=92	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.9
=92	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	4.9
95	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	4.8
=96	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.7
=96	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.7
=98	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.6
=98	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.6
100	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4.5
101	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.4
102	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	4.1
103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4.0
104	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.9
=105	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.7
=105	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.7
=107	Chile`CHL`South America	3.6
=107	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	3.6
=109	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.5
=109	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.5
=111	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	3.4
=111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.4
113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.2
114	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.1
115	Brazil`BRA`South America	3.0
116	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.7
=117	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=117	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.5
=117	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=117	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.5
=117	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=117	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=117	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=117	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.5
=117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=117	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=117	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=117	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=117	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=117	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=117	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=117	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=117	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.5

02In 2010

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

117Venezuelashared2.5
117United Statesshared2.5
117Uruguayshared2.5
117Ukraineshared2.5
117Türkiyeshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
113values changed, of 166 in both
43 · 70rose · fell
53unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo37.7 → 40.4+2.7
São Tomé and Príncipe14.7 → 16.5+1.8
Eswatini23.3 → 24.9+1.6
Zimbabwe28.0 → 29.2+1.2
Guinea-Bissau21.5 → 22.6+1.1

Fell most

Moldova17.9 → 12.9−5.0
Angola19.7 → 16.2−3.5
Mongolia19.8 → 17.1−2.7
Kenya24.3 → 21.7−2.6
Tajikistan26.6 → 24.2−2.4

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

97 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 50 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) (2010). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2010

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