Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Asia
Asia: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 6.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Asia stood at 6.5 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Asia peaked at 14.9 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.5 %, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5 % | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7 % | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5 % | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2 % | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 10.3 % | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8 % | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2 % | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2 % | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 7.8 % | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1 % | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6 % | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9 % | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 7.4 % | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8 % | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5 % | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.57 % | 9.2 % | 14.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 % | 6.5 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.25 % | 6.5 % | 7.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 10 Afghanistan 27.8 % compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 27 % compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 25.3 % compare
- 13 Congo 25 % compare
- 14 Malawi 24.5 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam 6.1 % compare
- 15 Gabon 23.3 % compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 23 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 3.1 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Asia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Asia was 6.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 % in 2017.
- How does Asia rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Asia ranks 13th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (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.