2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 3.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in China, Taiwan Province of, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 3.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 5 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6 %, in 2024.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 85th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7 % | — |
| 2002 | 4.1 % | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.5 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7 % | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 % | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.6 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.43 % | 3.7 % | 4.9 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.42 % | 3.7 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 % | 3.6 % | 3.8 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 5,700 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 24,714 million USD (2023)
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 96.71 % (2024)
- 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 0 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 0 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries with legislative, administrative and policy 0 No (2025)
- 2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value 0.8 million No (2024)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 3.8 % (2025)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 0.9 million No (2025)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 91.29 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in China, Taiwan Province of?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in China, Taiwan Province of was 3.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 5 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 % in 2024.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 85th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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