Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Asia
Western Asia: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value was 13 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 13 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Asia peaked at 19.8 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.2 %, in 2010.
Western Asia ranks 10th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.3 % | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5 % | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7 % | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7 % | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8 % | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 6.8 % | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6.2 % | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6 % | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 7.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9 % | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4 % | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 9.3 % | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 10.5 % | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.6 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 11.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.1 % | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 12.4 % | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 13 % | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 % | 6.8 % | 19.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9 % | 6.2 % | 10.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.95 % | 11.1 % | 13 % | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 13.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Asia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Asia was 13 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2010.
- How does Western Asia rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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) (annual value) — 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.