Data for 2012

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2012, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 67.4; 53 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.3. Against 2011, 111 values changed (40 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2012

HighestSomalia

67.4

Lowest53 countries share it

2.5

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

166countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
91distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	67.4
2	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	43.7
3	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	41.1
4	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.8
5	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.4
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	36.5
7	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.5
8	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.5
9	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.6
10	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28.7
=11	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28.6
=11	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.6
=13	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	25.1
=13	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	25.1
15	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	23.5
16	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	21.9
17	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	21.7
18	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	21.6
19	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	21.4
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	21.3
21	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	20.4
22	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.9
23	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	19.8
24	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.7
25	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	19.6
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.1
27	Bolivia`BOL`South America	18.1
=28	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	17.4
=28	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	17.4
=28	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.4
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	17.3
32	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	17.0
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	16.7
34	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.6
35	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	15.5
36	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	15.4
37	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	15.1
=38	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.0
=38	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.0
40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.6
41	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	14.3
=42	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14.2
=42	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	14.2
44	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	14.1
45	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	14.0
46	India`IND`Southern Asia	13.4
=47	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.0
=47	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.0
=47	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	13.0
50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	11.7
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.3
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	10.4
53	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	10.2
54	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	10.0
55	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9.5
=56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.4
=56	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	9.4
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	9.3
59	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	9.2
=60	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.1
=60	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	9.1
62	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	9.0
63	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	8.8
64	Colombia`COL`South America	8.6
=65	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	8.5
=65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	8.5
67	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.4
68	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.3
69	Suriname`SUR`South America	8.2
70	Guyana`GUY`South America	8.0
71	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	7.8
=72	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	7.7
=72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.7
74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.6
75	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	7.5
76	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	7.4
=77	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	7.3
=77	Panama`PAN`Central America	7.3
79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	6.8
80	Peru`PER`South America	6.7
=81	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	6.5
=81	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.5
83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	6.4
84	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.2
85	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.8
=86	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.7
=86	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	5.7
=88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.5
=88	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	5.5
90	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.4
91	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.2
92	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.0
93	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4.8
94	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.7
=95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.6
=95	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.6
=95	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.6
98	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	4.5
99	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	4.4
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.3
101	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.1
102	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.9
=103	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.8
=103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.8
105	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.6
=106	Chile`CHL`South America	3.5
=106	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.5
=108	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.2
=108	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3.2
=108	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.2
=111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	3.1
=111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.1
113	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2.6
=114	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=114	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.5
=114	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.5
=114	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=114	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.5
=114	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=114	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=114	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=114	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.5
=114	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=114	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=114	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=114	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=114	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=114	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=114	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=114	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=114	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	2.5
=114	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.5

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

114Venezuelashared2.5
114Uzbekistanshared2.5
114United Statesshared2.5
114Uruguayshared2.5
114Ukraineshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
111values changed, of 166 in both
40 · 71rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Central African Republic26.3 → 28.7+2.4
Uganda17.7 → 19.6+1.9
Mozambique19.9 → 21.6+1.7
Solomon Islands15.8 → 17.4+1.6
Guinea-Bissau23.7 → 25.1+1.4

Fell most

Somalia71.5 → 67.4−4.1
Eswatini24.0 → 20.4−3.6
Republic of the Congo40.5 → 37.4−3.1
Moldova8.4 → 5.7−2.7
Namibia27.6 → 25.1−2.5

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

91 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 53 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) (2012). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2012

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