Data for 2020

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2020

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2020
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2020, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2020 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 52.1; 57 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.3. Against 2019, 108 values changed (60 up, 48 down), 1 country joined.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2020

HighestSomalia

52.1

Lowest57 countries share it

2.5

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

167countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
86distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	52.1
2	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	43.6
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.6
4	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37.5
5	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.2
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	34.7
7	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	33.9
8	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	33.1
9	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	30.6
10	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.1
11	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.3
12	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	28.2
13	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	27.7
=14	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	27.5
=14	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	27.5
16	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.6
17	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.3
18	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25.8
=19	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.8
=19	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	22.8
21	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	21.8
22	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	20.8
23	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	20.6
24	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	20.3
25	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	19.9
26	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	19.7
=27	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	18.5
=27	Venezuela`VEN`South America	18.5
29	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.0
30	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	17.5
31	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16.7
32	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	16.6
33	Bolivia`BOL`South America	16.0
=34	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	15.9
=34	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	15.9
36	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	15.8
37	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	15.2
38	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.1
39	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	14.9
40	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.5
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	14.3
42	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.7
43	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	13.5
=44	Ecuador`ECU`South America	13.4
=44	India`IND`Southern Asia	13.4
=44	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.4
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	12.6
48	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	12.0
49	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11.7
50	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	11.4
=51	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	11.1
=51	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11.1
53	Niger`NER`Western Africa	10.9
54	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10.8
55	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.2
56	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9.2
=57	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	9.1
=57	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	9.1
59	Suriname`SUR`South America	9.0
60	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.7
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	8.6
62	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.2
63	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	7.5
64	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	7.1
=65	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.0
=65	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	7.0
67	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	6.9
=68	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	6.6
=68	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	6.6
70	Peru`PER`South America	6.3
71	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.2
72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	6.0
=73	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	5.9
=73	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	5.9
=73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	5.9
=76	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	5.8
=76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.8
=78	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.7
=78	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	5.7
80	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.6
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	5.4
=82	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.3
=82	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	5.3
=82	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5.3
=85	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	5.2
=85	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	5.2
=85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5.2
88	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.1
=89	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.0
=89	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	5.0
91	Panama`PAN`Central America	4.8
92	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.7
93	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.5
94	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4.4
=95	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	4.3
=95	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	4.3
97	Colombia`COL`South America	4.2
98	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.7
99	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3.6
100	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.5
=101	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	3.4
=101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	3.4
103	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3.3
104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3.1
=105	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.8
=105	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2.8
=105	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2.8
=105	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2.8
=109	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2.7
=109	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.7
=111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2.5
=111	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=111	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=111	Chile`CHL`South America	2.5
=111	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2.5
=111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2.5
=111	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.5
=111	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=111	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2.5
=111	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=111	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=111	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=111	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.5
=111	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.5
=111	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=111	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=111	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=111	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2.5
=111	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.5
=111	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=111	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=111	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5
=111	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	2.5

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia52.1
2Haiti43.6
3Madagascar40.6
4Liberia37.5
5DR Congo35.2

Lowest

111Uzbekistanshared2.5
111United Statesshared2.5
111Uruguayshared2.5
111Türkiyeshared2.5
111Seychellesshared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
108values changed, of 166 in both
60 · 48rose · fell
58unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau13.1 → 16.7+3.6
Syria27.4 → 30.6+3.2
Angola18.2 → 20.8+2.6
Kenya23.7 → 26.3+2.6
Bolivia13.6 → 16.0+2.4

Fell most

Venezuela24.1 → 18.5−5.6
Mozambique28.3 → 25.8−2.5
Togo18.2 → 15.9−2.3
Zimbabwe30.0 → 28.2−1.8
Somalia53.9 → 52.1−1.8

+ South 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

86 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 57 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) (2020). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2020

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