Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 16.9 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Timor-Leste, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 16.9 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Timor-Leste peaked at 54.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.2 %, in 2013.
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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.4 % | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 35.3 % | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8 % | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 28.8 % | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 25.7 % | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 22.9 % | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 20.4 % | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 17.9 % | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 15.7 % | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 14.3 % | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 13.6 % | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6 % | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.2 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9 % | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 14.5 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 16 % | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3 % | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 16.9 % | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.68 % | 15.7 % | 54.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.85 % | 12.2 % | 16.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.05 % | 15.3 % | 16.9 % | 4 |
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- 10 Afghanistan 27.8 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Timor-Leste?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Timor-Leste was 16.9 % 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 % in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Timor-Leste ranks 9th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.