2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value by country

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Countries reporting
97
Highest
142.5 million No
India
Lowest
0.1 million No
Mongolia
Median
1.4 million No
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,058

What the numbers show

2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 142.5 million No in India; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Mongolia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.4 million No, and the mean is 5.82 million No.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,425.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 241.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 88.9%).

2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 142.5 million No 2024 down 13.1% falling
2 Nigeria 51.6 million No 2024 up 143.4% rising
3 Pakistan 40.4 million No 2024 up 32.0% rising
4 China, mainland 38.7 million No 2009 down 69.6% falling
5 Ethiopia 26.3 million No 2024 up 66.5% falling
6 Kenya 19.7 million No 2024 up 121.3% rising
7 Indonesia 18 million No 2024 down 10.9% falling
8 Bangladesh 14.3 million No 2024 down 42.1% falling
9 Madagascar 13.3 million No 2024 up 66.2% rising
10 Afghanistan 11.9 million No 2024 up 88.9% rising
11 Somalia 10.7 million No 2024 up 30.5% rising
12 Uganda 10.4 million No 2024 up 16.9% rising
13 Egypt 9.8 million No 2024 up 55.6% rising
14 Zambia 8.7 million No 2024 up 47.5% rising
15 Mozambique 7.7 million No 2024 down 8.3% rising
16 South Africa 7.2 million No 2024 up 132.3% volatile
17 Chad 6.8 million No 2024 up 88.9% rising
18 Angola 6.6 million No 2024 up 83.3% falling
19 Iraq 6.2 million No 2024 up 12.7% rising
20 Haiti 6.1 million No 2024 up 56.4% rising
21 Brazil 5.6 million No 2023 up 5.7% falling
22 Malawi 5.3 million No 2024 up 103.8% rising
23 Sudan 5.2 million No 2021 up 57.6% rising
24 Mexico 4.1 million No 2024 down 14.6% rising
24 Ukraine 4.1 million No 2024 up 241.7% rising
26 Philippines 3.9 million No 2024 down 71.1% falling
26 Thailand 3.9 million No 2024 down 32.8% falling
28 Niger 3.5 million No 2024 up 34.6% rising
29 Papua New Guinea 3.2 million No 2024 up 39.1% rising
29 Rwanda 3.2 million No 2024 down 17.9% rising
31 Zimbabwe 3.1 million No 2024 down 35.4% rising
32 Mali 3 million No 2024 up 172.7% rising
33 Burkina Faso 2.8 million No 2024 up 12.0% rising
34 Morocco 2.5 million No 2024 up 92.3% rising
34 Myanmar 2.5 million No 2024 down 10.7% volatile
36 Guatemala 2.3 million No 2024 down 4.2% falling
36 South Sudan 2.3 million No 2024 flat
38 Colombia 2.2 million No 2024 down 18.5% falling
38 Ghana 2.2 million No 2024 down 8.3% falling
38 Sierra Leone 2.2 million No 2024 up 37.5% flat
41 Liberia 2.1 million No 2024 up 23.5% rising
42 Ecuador 2 million No 2024 up 42.9% falling
42 Peru 2 million No 2024 up 25.0% volatile
44 Benin 1.6 million No 2024 up 45.5% rising
44 Central African Republic 1.6 million No 2024 up 14.3% flat
44 Congo 1.6 million No 2024 up 14.3% rising
47 Honduras 1.5 million No 2024 up 15.4% rising
47 Nepal 1.5 million No 2024 down 31.8% volatile
49 Cameroon 1.4 million No 2024 up 40.0% falling
49 Jordan 1.4 million No 2024 up 133.3% volatile
49 Libya 1.4 million No 2024 up 133.3% volatile
52 Argentina 1.3 million No 2024 up 8.3% rising
52 Guinea 1.3 million No 2024 up 8.3% falling
54 Nicaragua 1.2 million No 2022 up 20.0% falling
55 Algeria 1.1 million No 2018 down 35.3% falling
55 Sri Lanka 1.1 million No 2024 down 15.4% falling
57 Senegal 1 million No 2024 down 37.5% falling
58 Malaysia 0.9 million No 2020 down 10.0% rising
58 Togo 0.9 million No 2024 down 35.7% falling
60 Cambodia 0.8 million No 2024 down 33.3% falling
60 Saudi Arabia 0.8 million No 2014 down 11.1% falling
60 Tajikistan 0.8 million No 2024 down 52.9% falling
60 China, Taiwan Province of 0.8 million No 2024 down 20.0% falling
64 Uzbekistan 0.7 million No 2011 down 85.4% volatile
65 Gabon 0.6 million No 2024 up 100.0% rising
65 Lebanon 0.6 million No 2024 up 50.0% rising
65 Mauritania 0.6 million No 2024 up 100.0% rising
65 Namibia 0.6 million No 2024 up 20.0% rising
69 Botswana 0.5 million No 2024 up 25.0% flat
69 Chile 0.5 million No 2020 down 28.6% rising
69 Gambia 0.5 million No 2024 up 66.7% rising
69 Kazakhstan 0.5 million No 2020 down 61.5% falling
73 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 million No 2024 down 20.0% rising
73 Oman 0.4 million No 2024 up 33.3% rising
75 Azerbaijan 0.3 million No 2006 down 80.0% falling
75 Belarus 0.3 million No 2007 unchanged falling
75 Dominican Republic 0.3 million No 2023 down 70.0% volatile
75 Kyrgyzstan 0.3 million No 2024 down 25.0% falling
75 Paraguay 0.3 million No 2024 up 50.0% falling
75 El Salvador 0.3 million No 2024 down 50.0% falling
75 Turkmenistan 0.3 million No 2024 up 50.0% rising
75 Tunisia 0.3 million No 2024 unchanged falling
83 Albania 0.2 million No 2024 up 100.0% falling
83 United Arab Emirates 0.2 million No 2020 down 50.0% rising
83 Bulgaria 0.2 million No 2020 down 33.3% falling
83 Djibouti 0.2 million No 2024 unchanged falling
83 Jamaica 0.2 million No 2024 unchanged flat
83 Panama 0.2 million No 2024 down 33.3% falling
83 Solomon Islands 0.2 million No 2024 up 100.0% rising
83 Eswatini 0.2 million No 2024 unchanged rising
83 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 million No 2024 up 100.0% rising
92 Armenia 0.1 million No 2008 down 88.9% volatile
92 Comoros 0.1 million No 2024 unchanged flat
92 Costa Rica 0.1 million No 2012 down 50.0% falling
92 Georgia 0.1 million No 2023 down 66.7% falling
92 Croatia 0.1 million No 2006 down 80.0% volatile
92 Mongolia 0.1 million No 2021 down 75.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 3,058 data points, 2000–2025
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