Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 38.8 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia stood at 38.8 million No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia peaked at 38.8 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8 million No, in 2008.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 million No | — |
| 2001 | 38.2 million No | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.9 million No | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 33.7 million No | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1 million No | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3 million No | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 19.7 million No | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 17.3 million No | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8 million No | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1 million No | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2 million No | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 19 million No | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 20.1 million No | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 22 million No | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 24.9 million No | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 27 million No | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 28.7 million No | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3 million No | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.6 million No | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9 million No | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 33.3 million No | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 35 million No | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 36.7 million No | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 38.8 million No | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.61 million No | 15.8 million No | 38.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.07 million No | 17.2 million No | 31.9 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.95 million No | 33.3 million No | 38.8 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 13 Türkiye 2.3 million No compare
- 13 Uganda 10.4 million No compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia was 38.8 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 million No in 2008.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.