Data for 2014

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2014, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 61.4; 52 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.9. Against 2013, 106 values changed (42 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2014

HighestSomalia

61.4

Lowest52 countries share it

2.5

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

167countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
95distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	61.4
2	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	44.5
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	37.8
4	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.3
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.1
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	36.6
7	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	33.4
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	32.6
9	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.1
10	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	31.1
11	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	30.9
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.1
13	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	29.6
14	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.6
15	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	25.2
16	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	23.8
17	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.2
18	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.5
19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	21.1
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	20.1
21	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	20.0
22	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.3
=23	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.0
=23	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	19.0
25	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	18.5
26	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	18.1
27	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	17.7
28	Bolivia`BOL`South America	17.2
29	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.3
30	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	16.2
31	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	15.9
32	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	15.6
33	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	15.5
34	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.3
35	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	15.2
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	14.8
37	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	14.6
38	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	14.5
=39	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.2
=39	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14.2
41	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	14.1
42	Niger`NER`Western Africa	13.7
43	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	13.6
44	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	13.4
45	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.3
46	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	13.2
47	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	12.9
48	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.6
49	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	11.9
=50	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	11.1
=50	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.1
52	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	10.6
53	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	10.2
54	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	9.7
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.4
56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.2
57	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	8.7
58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	8.5
=59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	8.4
=59	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	8.4
61	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	8.3
=62	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.2
=62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	8.2
64	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	8.1
65	Suriname`SUR`South America	8.0
66	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	7.9
67	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	7.8
=68	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7.6
=68	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	7.6
70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.5
71	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.4
72	Panama`PAN`Central America	7.1
73	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	7.0
=74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	6.8
=74	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.8
=76	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	6.7
=76	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	6.7
78	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.6
=79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.4
=79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6.4
=79	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	6.4
82	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.3
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	6.1
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	5.9
85	Colombia`COL`South America	5.8
=86	Guyana`GUY`South America	5.7
=86	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.7
88	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.5
=89	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.3
=89	Peru`PER`South America	5.3
=91	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.0
=91	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.0
93	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	4.9
=94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.6
=94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	4.6
96	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.5
=97	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.4
=97	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.4
99	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4.2
=100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	3.9
=100	Venezuela`VEN`South America	3.9
=102	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.8
=102	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	3.8
104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.7
=105	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3.6
=105	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3.6
107	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.5
108	Chile`CHL`South America	3.3
109	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.0
=110	Argentina`ARG`South America	2.9
=110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2.9
=112	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2.7
=112	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2.7
=112	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.7
115	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.6
=116	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=116	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.5
=116	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.5
=116	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=116	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.5
=116	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2.5
=116	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=116	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=116	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.5
=116	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=116	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=116	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=116	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=116	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=116	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=116	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=116	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=116	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	2.5

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia61.4
2North Korea44.5
3Haiti37.8
4Zambia37.3
5Rwanda37.1

Lowest

116Uzbekistanshared2.5
116United Statesshared2.5
116Uruguayshared2.5
116Ukraineshared2.5
116Türkiyeshared2.5

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

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 167 in both
42 · 64rose · fell
61unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique26.4 → 32.6+6.2
Uganda21.3 → 23.8+2.5
Zimbabwe31.1 → 33.4+2.3
Madagascar30.1 → 32.1+2.0
Venezuela2.5 → 3.9+1.4

Fell most

Republic of the Congo32.7 → 29.6−3.1
Sri Lanka8.8 → 6.1−2.7
Ethiopia17.7 → 15.2−2.5
Somalia63.3 → 61.4−1.9
Zambia39.1 → 37.3−1.8

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 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 52 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) (2014). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2014

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