Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 16.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 16.1 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Pakistan peaked at 21 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.9 %, in 2017.
Pakistan ranks 32nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 21 % | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 20.2 % | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3 % | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9 % | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.7 % | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 15.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.4 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.1 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3 % | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5 % | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9 % | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 12.9 % | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.4 % | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 16.7 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 17 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1 % | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.36 % | 15.1 % | 21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.33 % | 10.9 % | 15.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.55 % | 16.1 % | 17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Pakistan?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Pakistan was 16.1 % 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 % in 2017.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.