Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Central Asia
Central Asia: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 2.9 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Central Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 2.9 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Central Asia peaked at 16.9 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9 %, in 2023.
That places Central Asia 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 16.9 % | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.2 % | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9 % | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5 % | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 12.1 % | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 10.8 % | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 9.6 % | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6 % | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5 % | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7 % | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1 % | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7 % | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3 % | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8 % | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 4 % | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6 % | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 % | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 3 % | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9 % | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.64 % | 7.5 % | 16.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 % | 3.6 % | 6.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 % | 2.9 % | 3.7 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Central Asia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Central Asia was 2.9 % 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 % in 2023.
- How does Central Asia rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Central Asia ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central 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.