Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in India
India: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 142.5 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in India, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
India recorded 142.5 million No for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in India peaked at 247 million No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 142.5 million No, in 2023.
India ranks 1st of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in India, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194.9 million No | — |
| 2001 | 216.3 million No | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 236.8 million No | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 247 million No | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 243.9 million No | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 222.2 million No | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 197.2 million No | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 185.1 million No | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 184.3 million No | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 181.6 million No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 181 million No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 168.4 million No | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 161.6 million No | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 164 million No | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 165.1 million No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 161.2 million No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 144.3 million No | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 144.9 million No | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 163.9 million No | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 185.1 million No | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 196.7 million No | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 188.4 million No | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 165.1 million No | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 142.5 million No | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210.93 million No | 181.6 million No | 247 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.95 million No | 144.3 million No | 185.1 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.18 million No | 142.5 million No | 196.7 million No | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in India?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in India was 142.5 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 247 million No in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.5 million No in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- India ranks 1st out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.