Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 37.1 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 37.1 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 104.2 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.1 million No, in 2023.
That places South-Eastern Asia 17th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 104.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 101.8 million No | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 98.2 million No | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 96.3 million No | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 94.2 million No | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 91.4 million No | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 87.7 million No | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 83.2 million No | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 77.5 million No | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 70.5 million No | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 63.5 million No | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 59.2 million No | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 55.1 million No | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 53 million No | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8 million No | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 45.5 million No | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7 million No | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 39.8 million No | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 39.4 million No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9 million No | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.3 million No | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.8 million No | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 37.5 million No | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.1 million No | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5 million No | 70.5 million No | 104.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.49 million No | 38.9 million No | 63.5 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.67 million No | 37.1 million No | 38.3 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 14 Egypt 9.8 million No compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.5 million No compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8 million No compare
- 15 Zambia 8.7 million No compare
- 16 Mozambique 7.7 million No compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0.1 million No compare
- 17 South Africa 7.2 million No compare
- 18 Chad 6.8 million No compare
- 19 Angola 6.6 million No compare
- 20 Iraq 6.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for South-Eastern Asia
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -7.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3498 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3871 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6128 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in South-Eastern Asia?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in South-Eastern Asia was 37.1 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1 million No in 2023.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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.