Hunger Statistics by Country
Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.
| Country Name |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
| Haiti |
48.20% |
48.30% |
47.80% |
47.80% |
48.30% |
| North Korea |
47.60% |
47.00% |
46.00% |
44.50% |
43.00% |
| Madagascar |
41.70% |
41.20% |
41.40% |
40.20% |
36.70% |
| Chad |
39.60% |
37.90% |
36.40% |
35.40% |
36.20% |
| Liberia |
37.50% |
38.40% |
38.80% |
38.80% |
37.10% |
| Rwanda |
35.60% |
34.90% |
34.80% |
33.90% |
30.20% |
| Mozambique |
32.60% |
32.90% |
32.90% |
31.00% |
26.70% |
| Lesotho |
32.60% |
37.90% |
37.40% |
36.80% |
22.70% |
| Venezuela |
31.40% |
27.30% |
20.80% |
14.00% |
8.60% |
| Timor-Leste |
30.90% |
30.70% |
30.20% |
30.30% |
30.80% |
| Afghanistan |
29.90% |
28.90% |
27.50% |
25.80% |
26.40% |
| Congo, Rep. |
28.00% |
27.40% |
25.90% |
25.30% |
25.80% |
| Sierra Leone |
26.00% |
26.80% |
27.30% |
27.80% |
29.80% |
| Tanzania |
25.00% |
24.50% |
24.40% |
24.80% |
26.50% |
| Botswana |
24.10% |
22.40% |
20.50% |
18.60% |
19.40% |
| Iraq |
23.70% |
24.00% |
24.00% |
23.60% |
22.70% |
| Kenya |
23.00% |
23.70% |
23.40% |
22.30% |
21.50% |
| Mongolia |
21.30% |
18.80% |
21.20% |
19.50% |
20.80% |
| Togo |
20.70% |
21.10% |
21.30% |
21.30% |
21.10% |
| Ethiopia |
19.70% |
19.90% |
20.60% |
21.50% |
24.80% |
| Burkina Faso |
19.20% |
18.70% |
18.10% |
17.60% |
17.60% |
| Malawi |
18.80% |
18.60% |
17.00% |
17.40% |
16.90% |
| Angola |
18.60% |
19.40% |
19.50% |
19.00% |
23.10% |
| Cabo Verde |
18.50% |
17.90% |
17.50% |
17.60% |
17.10% |
| Nicaragua |
17.20% |
17.10% |
18.10% |
19.00% |
18.80% |
| Eswatini |
16.90% |
16.50% |
16.80% |
17.00% |
13.80% |
| Gabon |
16.60% |
15.90% |
15.10% |
14.10% |
14.90% |
| Guatemala |
16.10% |
16.10% |
16.20% |
16.90% |
17.70% |
| Bolivia |
15.50% |
15.60% |
15.50% |
16.20% |
17.30% |
| Namibia |
14.70% |
13.30% |
12.80% |
14.80% |
18.10% |
| Philippines |
14.50% |
14.90% |
15.20% |
16.20% |
15.30% |
| Cambodia |
14.50% |
15.00% |
15.40% |
15.70% |
14.70% |
| Myanmar |
14.10% |
13.70% |
13.50% |
13.90% |
13.60% |
| India |
14.00% |
14.20% |
14.40% |
14.70% |
15.30% |
| Honduras |
13.80% |
13.80% |
14.10% |
14.90% |
17.30% |
| Solomon Islands |
13.20% |
12.30% |
11.90% |
12.10% |
12.80% |
| Bangladesh |
13.00% |
13.50% |
14.10% |
14.90% |
14.50% |
| Nigeria |
12.60% |
11.90% |
12.00% |
11.10% |
9.80% |
| Sudan |
12.40% |
12.20% |
11.90% |
11.40% |
13.30% |
| Pakistan |
12.30% |
12.00% |
12.10% |
12.80% |
14.60% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
12.00% |
12.10% |
13.40% |
14.50% |
14.40% |
| Gambia |
11.90% |
12.00% |
12.00% |
11.60% |
12.20% |
| Mauritania |
11.90% |
11.70% |
10.80% |
9.60% |
7.90% |
| Vanuatu |
9.80% |
9.70% |
9.20% |
8.40% |
7.10% |
| Senegal |
9.40% |
9.60% |
10.30% |
11.40% |
11.20% |
| Thailand |
9.30% |
8.90% |
8.60% |
8.60% |
8.80% |
| Indonesia |
9.00% |
8.90% |
9.20% |
9.30% |
9.30% |
| El Salvador |
8.90% |
9.50% |
10.10% |
10.70% |
10.70% |
| Paraguay |
8.80% |
8.70% |
8.50% |
8.00% |
7.70% |
| Ecuador |
8.80% |
9.10% |
8.90% |
8.80% |
11.70% |
| Jamaica |
8.70% |
9.30% |
9.40% |
9.70% |
9.80% |
| Macao |
8.50% |
9.20% |
9.50% |
9.40% |
10.30% |
| Jordan |
8.50% |
8.70% |
8.60% |
8.50% |
9.00% |
| New Caledonia |
8.20% |
8.60% |
8.70% |
8.20% |
7.90% |
| Georgia |
8.20% |
7.10% |
6.20% |
5.90% |
5.20% |
| Suriname |
8.10% |
8.40% |
8.50% |
7.90% |
7.70% |
| Oman |
7.80% |
8.20% |
8.10% |
7.70% |
6.90% |
| Belize |
7.60% |
7.50% |
7.50% |
7.70% |
7.80% |
| Sri Lanka |
7.60% |
7.80% |
8.30% |
8.70% |
8.80% |
| Benin |
7.40% |
7.40% |
7.50% |
7.60% |
7.70% |
| Mexico |
7.10% |
6.70% |
6.40% |
5.60% |
4.60% |
| Panama |
6.90% |
7.30% |
7.80% |
8.30% |
8.40% |
| Cyprus |
6.80% |
7.10% |
7.30% |
7.30% |
6.90% |
| Peru |
6.70% |
7.00% |
6.90% |
6.60% |
5.80% |
| Ghana |
6.50% |
7.00% |
7.50% |
7.70% |
7.50% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
6.40% |
6.40% |
6.30% |
6.10% |
6.50% |
| Vietnam |
6.40% |
6.90% |
7.60% |
8.20% |
9.00% |
| Cameroon |
6.30% |
6.40% |
6.50% |
6.70% |
6.70% |
| Slovak Republic |
6.10% |
5.80% |
6.50% |
5.80% |
5.20% |
| Nepal |
6.10% |
6.00% |
6.00% |
6.40% |
6.50% |
| Dominica |
5.80% |
5.70% |
5.40% |
5.30% |
5.30% |
| South Africa |
5.70% |
5.50% |
5.30% |
5.00% |
4.60% |
| Lebanon |
5.70% |
6.20% |
6.20% |
5.60% |
9.30% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
5.70% |
6.00% |
5.90% |
6.10% |
5.70% |
| Guyana |
5.70% |
6.00% |
6.10% |
6.90% |
6.50% |
| Colombia |
5.50% |
5.50% |
5.80% |
6.60% |
7.30% |
| Dominican Republic |
5.50% |
6.00% |
7.00% |
7.60% |
8.50% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
5.50% |
5.70% |
5.90% |
5.90% |
6.00% |
| Mauritius |
5.30% |
5.50% |
5.40% |
5.80% |
5.40% |
| Mali |
5.10% |
5.20% |
5.30% |
5.40% |
6.10% |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.80% |
4.80% |
4.80% |
4.70% |
4.90% |
| Egypt |
4.70% |
4.70% |
4.70% |
4.60% |
4.80% |
| Iran |
4.70% |
4.80% |
4.90% |
4.90% |
4.80% |
| Serbia |
4.60% |
4.30% |
4.10% |
4.10% |
3.60% |
| Morocco |
4.30% |
4.00% |
3.80% |
3.80% |
4.10% |
| Barbados |
4.30% |
4.50% |
4.60% |
4.50% |
4.40% |
| Turkmenistan |
4.00% |
3.80% |
3.70% |
3.60% |
4.20% |
| Fiji |
3.90% |
3.90% |
4.00% |
4.10% |
3.90% |
| Argentina |
3.80% |
3.40% |
2.90% |
2.60% |
2.50% |
| French Polynesia |
3.60% |
3.80% |
3.80% |
3.50% |
3.30% |
| Albania |
3.60% |
3.90% |
4.50% |
4.90% |
4.50% |
| Ukraine |
3.50% |
3.30% |
2.50% |
2.80% |
2.50% |
| Chile |
3.50% |
3.30% |
3.20% |
3.10% |
3.10% |
| Costa Rica |
3.20% |
3.20% |
3.50% |
3.90% |
4.20% |
| North Macedonia |
3.10% |
3.10% |
3.10% |
3.40% |
3.50% |
| UAE |
3.10% |
3.00% |
2.80% |
2.80% |
3.00% |
| Bulgaria |
3.00% |
3.10% |
3.50% |
3.30% |
3.50% |
| Malaysia |
3.00% |
3.20% |
3.40% |
4.00% |
3.70% |
| Kiribati |
3.00% |
2.80% |
2.60% |
2.60% |
3.20% |
| Algeria |
2.80% |
3.10% |
3.20% |
3.20% |
3.30% |
| Armenia |
2.60% |
2.70% |
2.80% |
2.70% |
2.90% |
| Uzbekistan |
2.60% |
2.80% |
2.90% |
2.90% |
4.70% |
| Brunei |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Iceland |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Lithuania |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Samoa |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.60% |
| Finland |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Israel |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| South Korea |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Croatia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Luxembourg |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| New Zealand |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Italy |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Portugal |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Kuwait |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Uruguay |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Denmark |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Latvia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Slovenia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| France |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Australia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| United States |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Bosnia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Hungary |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Sweden |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Canada |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Malta |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Austria |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Greece |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Belarus |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Switzerland |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Japan |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Azerbaijan |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Cuba |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Kazakhstan |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Montenegro |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| United Kingdom |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Romania |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Tunisia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.70% |
| Belgium |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Ireland |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| China |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Russia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Turkey |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Netherlands |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Brazil |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Spain |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Czech Republic |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Norway |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Estonia |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Poland |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Germany |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
| Hong Kong |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
2.50% |
