List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment
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This is a list of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment, as defined by the United Nations
World Food Programme
and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
in its "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" 2009 report.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
World Food Programme
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
in its "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" 2009 report.
Ranking | Country | Percentage of population suffering from undernourishment in 1990-92 | Percentage of population suffering from undernourishment in 2004-06 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 29% | 75% | |
2 | Eritrea | 67% | 66% |
3 | Burundi | 44% | 63% |
4 | Haiti | 63% | 58% |
5 | Sierra Leone | 45% | 46% |
6 | Zambia | 40% | 45% |
7 | Angola | 66% | 44% |
7 | Ethiopia | 71% | 44% |
9 | Central African Republic | 47% | 41% |
10 | Rwanda | 45% | 40% |
11 | Zimbabwe | 40% | 39% |
12 | Chad | 59% | 38% |
12 | Liberia | 30% | 38% |
14 | Mozambique | 59% | 37% |
14 | Togo | 45% | 37% |
16 | Madagascar | 32% | 35% |
16 | Tanzania | 28% | 35% |
18 | 21% | 32% | |
18 | Yemen | 30% | 32% |
20 | Kenya | 33% | 30% |
21 | Malawi | 45% | 29% |
21 | Mongolia | 30% | 29% |
21 | The Gambia | 20% | 29% |
24 | Niger | 38% | 28% |
25 | Bangladesh | 36% | 26% |
25 | Botswana | 20% | 26% |
25 | Tajikistan | 34% | 26% |
28 | Cambodia | 38% | 25% |
28 | Senegal | 28% | 25% |
30 | Armenia | 43% | 23% |
30 | Bolivia | 24% | 23% |
30 | Cameroon | 34% | 23% |
30 | Pakistan | 22% | 23% |
34 | India | 24% | 22% |
35 | 40% | 21% | |
35 | Dominican Republic | 27% | 21% |
35 | Nicaragua | 52% | 21% |
35 | Sri Lanka | 27% | 21% |
39 | Sudan | 31% | 20% |
40 | Benin | 28% | 19% |
40 | Laos | 27% | 19% |
40 | Namibia | 29% | 19% |
43 | Swaziland | 12% | 18% |
44 | Myanmar | 44% | 17% |
44 | Panama | 18% | 17% |
44 | Thailand | 29% | 17% |
Developing World | 20% | 16% | |
47 | Guatemala | 14% | 16% |
47 | Indonesia | 19% | 16% |
47 | Nepal | 21% | 16% |
50 | Lesotho | 15% | 15% |
50 | Philippines | 21% | 15% |
50 | Uganda | 19% | 15% |
53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15% | 14% |
54 | Ecuador | 24% | 13% |
54 | Peru | 28% | 13% |
54 | Vietnam | 28% | 13% |
54 | Uzbekistan | 5% | 13% |
57 | Honduras | 19% | 12% |
57 | Georgia (country) | 47% | 12% |
57 | Paraguay | 16% | 12% |
57 | Venezuela | 14% | 12% |
61 | Azerbaijan | 27% | 11% |
62 | Mainland China | 15% | 10% |
62 | Colombia | 15% | 10% |
62 | El Salvador | 9% | 10% |
62 | Mali | 14% | 10% |
62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11% | 10% |
68 | Burkina Faso | 14% | 9% |
69 | Ghana | 34% | 8% |
69 | Nigeria | 15% | 8% |
71 | Suriname | 11% | 7% |
72 | Brazil | 10% | 6% |
72 | Guyana | 18% | 6% |
72 | Mauritius | 7% | 6% |
72 | Turkmenistan | 9% | 6% |
75 | Jamaica | 11% | 5% |
76 | Albania | 5% | <5% |
76 | Algeria | <5% | <5% |
76 | Argentina | <5% | <5% |
76 | Belarus | <5% | <5% |
76 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | 8% | <5% |
76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9% | <5% |
76 | Chile | 7% | <5% |
76 | Independent State of Croatia | 16% | <5% |
76 | Costa Rica | 6% | <5% |
76 | Cuba | 5% | <5% |
76 | Czech Republic | <5% | <5% |
76 | Egypt | <5% | <5% |
76 | Estonia | 9% | <5% |
76 | Gabon | 5% | <5% |
76 | Hungary | <5% | <5% |
76 | Iran | <5% | <5% |
76 | Jordan | <5% | <5% |
76 | Kazakhstan | <5% | <5% |
76 | Kyrgyzstan | 9% | <5% |
76 | Kuwait | 20% | <5% |
76 | Latvia | <5% | <5% |
76 | Lebanon | <5% | <5% |
76 | Libya | <5% | <5% |
76 | Lithuania | <5% | <5% |
76 | Republic of Macedonia | 15% | <5% |
76 | Malaysia | <5% | <5% |
76 | Mexico | 5% | <5% |
76 | Morocco | 5% | <5% |
76 | Poland | <5% | <5% |
76 | Kingdom of Romania | <5% | <5% |
76 | Saudi Arabia | <5% | <5% |
76 | Slovakia | 4% | <5% |
76 | Syria | <5% | <5% |
76 | Tunisia | <5% | <5% |
76 | Ukraine | <5% | <5% |
External links
- Source: FAO: The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009
- Source: FAO Statistics Division
- Source: United Nations World Food Programme - World Hunger Map
- See also: GAIN Global Alliance for Improved NutritionGAIN Global Alliance for Improved NutritionThe Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is an alliance driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition. Created in 2002 at a Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Children, GAIN supports public-private partnerships to increase access to the missing nutrients in diets necessary for...