Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 5.2 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal is 5.2 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal peaked at 23.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4 %, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 69th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 22 % | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 20 % | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8 % | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 16.9 % | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 16 % | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1 % | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7 % | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8 % | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 10 % | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3 % | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6 % | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 8.1 % | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 7 % | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8 % | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8 % | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4 % | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7 % | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2 % | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 5.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.2 % | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.69 % | 10.8 % | 23.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 % | 4.4 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 % | 5.2 % | 5.4 % | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal was 5.2 % 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 % in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Nepal ranks 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.