Data for 2022

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2022

Figures for 2022, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2022 covers 166 countries. Somalia is highest, at 52.8; 60 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 5.3. Against 2021, 103 values changed (56 up, 47 down), 1 left.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2022

HighestSomalia

52.8

Lowest60 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

166countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
82distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	52.8
2	HaitiHTICaribbean	51.1
3	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	39.9
4	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	37.3
5	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	37.0
6	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	36.2
7	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	35.9
8	KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.3
9	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	30.5
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	29.6
11	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	28.9
12	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	28.8
13	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	26.8
14	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	26.6
15	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	25.2
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	24.2
17	GabonGABMiddle Africa	23.5
18	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	23.1
19	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	22.5
=20	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22.0
=20	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	22.0
22	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	21.8
23	BoliviaBOLSouth America	21.6
=24	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	21.4
=24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	21.4
26	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	21.0
27	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	20.7
28	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	20.2
29	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.7
30	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	18.4
31	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	18.3
32	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	18.2
33	NicaraguaNICCentral America	17.3
=34	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	16.7
=34	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.7
36	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	16.6
37	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	16.2
38	IraqIRQWestern Asia	15.3
39	JordanJORWestern Asia	15.1
40	HondurasHNDCentral America	14.0
41	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.9
42	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	13.5
43	BeninBENWestern Africa	13.3
44	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	13.1
=45	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	12.8
=45	EcuadorECUSouth America	12.8
47	NigerNERWestern Africa	12.7
48	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	12.5
49	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.1
50	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	11.9
51	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.1
52	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	10.6
=53	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	10.4
=53	GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.4
=53	MacauMACEastern Asia	10.4
56	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	10.0
=57	MaliMLIWestern Africa	9.9
=57	SurinameSURSouth America	9.9
59	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	9.8
60	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	8.8
=61	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.6
=61	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	8.6
63	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	8.0
64	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	7.9
65	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.5
=66	FijiFJIMelanesia	7.3
=66	VenezuelaVENSouth America	7.3
68	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	6.9
69	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	6.8
70	IranIRNSouthern Asia	6.7
=71	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	6.6
=71	PeruPERSouth America	6.6
73	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	6.2
74	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.1
75	UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.0
=76	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.9
=76	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.9
=76	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	5.9
=79	BelizeBLZCentral America	5.8
=79	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	5.8
=79	PanamaPANCentral America	5.8
=82	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	5.4
=82	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5.4
=84	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.2
=84	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.2
=84	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.2
=87	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.1
=87	SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.1
=87	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	5.1
90	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	4.6
91	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	4.5
=92	DominicaDMACaribbean	4.4
=92	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	4.4
=92	ParaguayPRYSouth America	4.4
=95	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.2
=95	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.2
97	ColombiaCOLSouth America	4.1
98	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.0
99	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.5
100	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.3
=101	BrazilBRASouth America	3.2
=101	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	3.2
=101	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.2
=104	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.9
=104	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.9
106	MexicoMEXCentral America	2.8
=107	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2.5
=107	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.5
=107	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=107	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=107	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.5
=107	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.5
=107	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=107	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.5
=107	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=107	ChileCHLSouth America	2.5
=107	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2.5
=107	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2.5
=107	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.5
=107	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=107	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=107	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=107	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.5
=107	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=107	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=107	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=107	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.5
=107	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=107	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=107	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=107	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.5
=107	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2.5
=107	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	2.5
=107	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.5
=107	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=107	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=107	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=107	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=107	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=107	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2.5
=107	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	2.5
=107	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=107	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=107	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=107	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=107	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2.5
=107	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2.5
=107	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=107	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=107	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5
=107	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.5

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia52.8
2Haiti51.1
3Madagascar39.9
4DR Congo37.3
5Liberia37.0

Lowest

107Uzbekistanshared2.5
107United Statesshared2.5
107Uruguayshared2.5
107Türkiyeshared2.5
107Seychellesshared2.5

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

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
103values changed, of 166 in both
56 · 47rose · fell
63unchanged

Rose most

Kenya31.6 → 35.3+3.7
Haiti47.8 → 51.1+3.3
Syria33.2 → 35.9+2.7
Mali7.3 → 9.9+2.6
Bolivia19.1 → 21.6+2.5

Fell most

Venezuela13.0 → 7.3−5.7
Rwanda31.0 → 26.6−4.4
Zimbabwe24.8 → 21.4−3.4
Togo13.7 → 11.1−2.6
Georgia4.8 → 2.9−1.9

− 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.

The site’s method

82 distinct values among 166
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 60 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 166 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2022

0623 held

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