Data for 2018

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2018

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2018
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2018, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2018 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 56.2; 56 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.5. Against 2017, 104 values changed (40 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2018

HighestSomalia

56.2

Lowest56 countries share it

2.5

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

167countries
1measure
2018the year it describes
88distinct 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	56.2
2	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	47.0
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	41.2
4	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.5
5	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.9
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.3
7	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	32.7
=8	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	32.5
=8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	32.5
10	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	31.5
11	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	31.0
12	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	29.7
13	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.5
14	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	28.1
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	27.0
16	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24.4
17	Venezuela`VEN`South America	23.4
=18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	22.9
=18	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	22.9
20	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	22.8
21	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	22.6
22	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.1
23	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.7
24	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	19.2
25	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	18.3
26	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	18.0
27	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	17.8
28	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	17.5
29	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	16.3
30	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	16.1
31	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	15.9
32	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.8
33	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	15.5
34	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	15.0
35	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	14.8
36	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	14.5
37	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.0
38	Bolivia`BOL`South America	13.7
=39	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.4
=39	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	13.4
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	13.2
42	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.1
43	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	12.4
44	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	12.2
45	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	12.1
46	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	12.0
47	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	11.9
48	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11.4
49	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11.3
=50	Niger`NER`Western Africa	10.9
=50	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10.9
52	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	10.8
53	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	10.6
54	India`IND`Southern Asia	10.5
55	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	10.3
56	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9.8
57	Suriname`SUR`South America	9.0
58	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	8.0
=59	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7.6
=59	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	7.6
61	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	7.5
62	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	7.2
=63	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	7.1
=63	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	7.1
=65	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	6.9
=65	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	6.9
67	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	6.8
68	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.5
=69	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6.4
=69	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.4
=69	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	6.4
=69	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	6.4
=69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	6.4
=74	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6.3
=74	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	6.3
=76	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	6.2
=76	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	6.2
=78	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	6.0
=78	Peru`PER`South America	6.0
80	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	5.9
=81	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.6
=81	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	5.6
=81	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.6
84	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	5.5
85	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.4
=86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.3
=86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	5.3
88	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.1
=89	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	5.0
=89	Panama`PAN`Central America	5.0
91	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.7
92	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.6
93	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.5
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.3
95	Colombia`COL`South America	4.2
96	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.7
=97	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.6
=97	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.6
=97	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	3.6
100	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3.5
101	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.4
102	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.3
103	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	3.1
=104	Chile`CHL`South America	3.0
=104	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.0
=104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	3.0
=107	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.9
=107	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2.9
=107	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.9
110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2.7
111	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2.6
=112	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2.5
=112	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=112	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.5
=112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.5
=112	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=112	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.5
=112	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2.5
=112	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=112	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2.5
=112	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=112	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=112	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=112	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.5
=112	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=112	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=112	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=112	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2.5
=112	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=112	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=112	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=112	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=112	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	2.5

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia56.2
2North Korea47.0
3Haiti41.2
4Madagascar37.5
5Uganda35.9

Lowest

112Uzbekistanshared2.5
112United Statesshared2.5
112Uruguayshared2.5
112Türkiyeshared2.5
112Tunisiashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
104values changed, of 167 in both
40 · 64rose · fell
63unchanged

Rose most

Syria18.5 → 22.8+4.3
Ethiopia14.1 → 16.1+2.0
Madagascar36.0 → 37.5+1.5
Chad26.7 → 28.1+1.4
Jordan9.2 → 10.6+1.4

Fell most

Mozambique38.3 → 32.5−5.8
Somalia59.0 → 56.2−2.8
Tajikistan12.2 → 10.3−1.9
Eswatini15.0 → 13.4−1.6
Bangladesh13.4 → 12.0−1.4

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

88 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 56 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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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2018). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2018

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