Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia
Western Asia: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 12.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 12.5 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia peaked at 19.5 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.9 %, in 2008.
Western Asia ranks 10th of 28 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.5 % | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5 % | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 13.4 % | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 10.9 % | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 9 % | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7 % | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9 % | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7 % | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 8 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5 % | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4 % | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 10 % | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4 % | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 11.7 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5 % | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.87 % | 6.9 % | 19.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 % | 7.1 % | 11.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 % | 11.4 % | 12.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 7 Chad 33.6 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 30.5 % compare
- 9 Central African Republic 29.8 % compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 16.9 % compare
- 10 Afghanistan 27.8 % compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 27 % compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 25.3 % compare
- 13 Congo 25 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 13.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.2511 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia was 12.5 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 % in 2008.
- How does Western Asia rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.