Data for 2013

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2013, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 63.3; 54 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.1. Against 2012, 106 values changed (33 up, 73 down), 1 country joined.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2013

HighestSomalia

63.3

Lowest54 countries share it

2.5

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

167countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
87distinct 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	63.3
2	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	43.7
3	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	39.1
4	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.0
5	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	36.4
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.7
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	32.7
8	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	31.1
9	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	30.8
=10	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	30.1
=10	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	30.1
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	29.1
13	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.3
14	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26.4
15	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	23.8
16	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	23.3
17	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.2
18	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	21.3
19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	21.2
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	20.8
21	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	20.3
22	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.6
23	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.4
24	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	18.9
25	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	18.8
26	Bolivia`BOL`South America	18.0
27	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	17.7
28	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	17.5
29	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	17.4
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	17.3
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.7
32	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	15.8
33	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	15.7
34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	15.5
35	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	15.4
36	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	15.3
37	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	15.0
=38	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14.9
=38	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	14.9
40	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14.7
41	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.5
42	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	14.2
=43	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.7
=43	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	13.7
=45	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	13.5
=45	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	13.5
47	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.1
48	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.8
49	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	11.9
50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	11.4
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.2
52	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	11.1
53	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	9.8
=54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.2
=54	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.2
56	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	9.1
57	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	8.8
=58	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.7
=58	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	8.7
=58	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	8.7
=58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	8.7
62	Ecuador`ECU`South America	8.5
=63	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	8.4
=63	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	8.4
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	8.3
=66	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	8.2
=66	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.2
=68	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	8.0
=68	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	8.0
70	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.8
71	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.7
=72	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	7.6
=72	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.6
74	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	7.4
75	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	7.2
76	Panama`PAN`Central America	7.1
77	Colombia`COL`South America	7.0
=78	Guyana`GUY`South America	6.9
=78	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.9
=80	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	6.7
=80	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	6.7
82	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	6.4
=83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6.1
=83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	6.1
=83	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.1
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.0
=87	Peru`PER`South America	5.6
=87	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.6
=87	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	5.6
=90	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.2
=90	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	5.2
=92	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	4.8
=92	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	4.8
94	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	4.7
=95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.6
=95	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.6
97	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	4.4
=98	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4.2
=98	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.2
=98	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.2
=101	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.1
=101	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.1
103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.8
=104	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.7
=104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.7
106	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.5
107	Chile`CHL`South America	3.4
108	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.2
=109	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.1
=109	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	3.1
=111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2.9
=111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2.9
113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.8
=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	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	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 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia63.3
2North Korea43.7
3Zambia39.1
4Haiti39.0
5Liberia36.4

Lowest

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

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 166 in both
33 · 73rose · fell
60unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique21.6 → 26.4+4.8
Guinea-Bissau25.1 → 29.1+4.0
Uganda19.6 → 21.3+1.7
Madagascar28.6 → 30.1+1.5
Zimbabwe29.6 → 31.1+1.5

Fell most

Republic of the Congo37.4 → 32.7−4.7
Somalia67.4 → 63.3−4.1
Eswatini20.4 → 17.5−2.9
Ethiopia19.8 → 17.7−2.1
Zambia41.1 → 39.1−2.0

+ Sudan

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

87 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 54 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 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2013). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2013

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