Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 2.5 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.5 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.9 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5 %, in 2003.
That places United Arab Emirates 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.5 % | — |
| 2004 | 3.1 % | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8 % | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6 % | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3 % | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9 % | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6 % | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9 % | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9 % | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5 % | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9 % | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5 % | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4 % | 2.5 % | 5.9 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.45 % | 2.5 % | 4.9 % | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in United Arab Emirates?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in United Arab Emirates was 2.5 % 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 % in 2003.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.