Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value was 35.4 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South-Eastern Asia stood at 35.4 million No. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 106.5 million No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.4 million No, in 2025.
That places South-Eastern Asia 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105.4 million No | — |
| 2001 | 106.5 million No | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 100.8 million No | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 98.2 million No | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 95.7 million No | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 95 million No | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92 million No | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 87.1 million No | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 83.9 million No | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 78.5 million No | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 70.1 million No | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 62.9 million No | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 57.5 million No | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 57 million No | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 50.8 million No | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 51.3 million No | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.3 million No | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 40.8 million No | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 39.9 million No | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.6 million No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 39.8 million No | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 38.4 million No | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 36.8 million No | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 38.1 million No | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 37.7 million No | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 35.4 million No | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.31 million No | 78.5 million No | 106.5 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.32 million No | 38.6 million No | 70.1 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7 million No | 35.4 million No | 39.8 million No | 6 |
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- 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)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 0.8834 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South-Eastern Asia?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in South-Eastern Asia was 35.4 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5 million No in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 million No in 2025.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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) (annual value) — 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.