Suriname Hunger Statistics 2001-2024

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%.
  • Suriname hunger statistics for 2021 was 9.00%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Suriname hunger statistics for 2020 was 9.10%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
  • Suriname hunger statistics for 2019 was 9.00%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
  • Suriname hunger statistics for 2018 was 9.20%, a 0.5% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Gabon 23.00%
Botswana 22.90%
Venezuela 17.90%
Namibia 17.10%
Iraq 16.30%
Ecuador 13.90%
Guatemala 13.30%
Suriname 9.00%
Libya 8.40%
Jamaica 8.30%
South Africa 7.90%
Peru 7.00%
Mauritius 6.80%
Dominica 6.70%
Colombia 6.60%
Fiji 6.60%
Dominican Republic 6.30%
Iran 6.10%
Turkmenistan 5.70%
Thailand 5.20%
Belize 4.90%
Brazil 4.70%
Samoa 4.60%
Paraguay 4.20%
Albania 4.10%
North Macedonia 3.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.10%
Costa Rica 3.00%
Malaysia 2.70%
Kazakhstan 2.50%
Turkey 2.50%
Algeria 2.50%
Belarus 2.50%
Montenegro 2.50%
Serbia 2.50%
Bosnia 2.50%
Cuba 2.50%
Guyana 2.50%
Russia 2.50%
Bulgaria 2.50%
Mexico 2.50%
Romania 2.50%
Azerbaijan 2.50%
Armenia 2.50%
China 2.50%
Suriname Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 9.00% -0.10%
2020 9.10% 0.10%
2019 9.00% -0.20%
2018 9.20% -0.50%
2017 9.70% 0.00%
2016 9.70% 0.70%
2015 9.00% 0.60%
2014 8.40% 0.40%
2013 8.00% -0.40%
2012 8.40% 0.00%
2011 8.40% 0.30%
2010 8.10% 0.00%
2009 8.10% -0.30%
2008 8.40% -0.50%
2007 8.90% 0.00%
2006 8.90% -0.90%
2005 9.80% -0.60%
2004 10.40% -0.60%
2003 11.00% -0.60%
2002 11.60% -0.20%
2001 11.80% -0.20%