Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita was 4.1 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.1 percent
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
94th
of 169 countries
All-time high
4.6 percent
in 2003
All-time low
3 percent
in 2014
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita in Kiribati, 2001–2023

0123452001201220232001: 4.3 percent2002: 4.4 percent2003: 4.6 percent2004: 4.6 percent2005: 4.5 percent2006: 4.4 percent2007: 4.3 percent2008: 4.1 percent2009: 4 percent2010: 3.7 percent2011: 3.4 percent2012: 3.2 percent2013: 3.1 percent2014: 3 percent2015: 3 percent2016: 3.1 percent2017: 3.2 percent2018: 3.6 percent2019: 4.1 percent2020: 4.5 percent2021: 4.6 percent2022: 4.5 percent2023: 4.1 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati is 4.1 percent, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati peaked at 4.6 percent in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3 percent, in 2014.

Kiribati ranks 94th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.36 percent 4 percent 4.6 percent 9
2010s 3.34 percent 3 percent 4.1 percent 10
2020s 4.42 percent 4.1 percent 4.6 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati?
Share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati was 4.1 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 4.6 percent in 2003.
What is the lowest share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 3 percent in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita?
Kiribati ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the population who are undernourished vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,850 data points, 2001–2023
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