Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 2.6 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Bulgaria, 2000–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Bulgaria stood at 2.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Bulgaria peaked at 6.3 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6 %, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 5.2 % | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6 % | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 6 % | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.3 % | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9 % | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1 % | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6 % | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1 % | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7 % | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3 % | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9 % | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6 % | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6 % | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.55 % | 4.6 % | 6.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 % | 2.6 % | 4.1 % | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 106 Algeria 2.6 % compare
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- 106 French Polynesia 2.6 % compare
- 106 North Macedonia 2.6 % compare
- 106 Uzbekistan 2.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bulgaria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 503.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2583 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Bulgaria was 2.6 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 % in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.