Number undernourished by country
Countries reporting
131
Highest
172.10 million
India
Lowest
100,000
Samoa
Median
900,000
Years covered
23
2001–2023
Data points
2,706
What the numbers show
Number undernourished is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 172.10 million in India; the lowest is 100,000 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 900,000, and the mean is 5.25 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,721.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 384.2%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 91.7%).
Number undernourished: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 172.10 million | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 45.40 million | 2023 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 40.90 million | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 40.70 million | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 5 | China | 38.50 million | 2009 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 25.40 million | 2023 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 20.40 million | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 17.90 million | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 17.70 million | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania | 13.40 million | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 12.30 million | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 12 | North Korea | 12.20 million | 2018 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 11.70 million | 2023 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 10.80 million | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 10.70 million | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 16 | Somalia | 9.80 million | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 17 | Syria | 9.20 million | 2023 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 8.30 million | 2023 | up 137.1% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 7.70 million | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 7.30 million | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 6.70 million | 2022 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 21 | Iraq | 6.70 million | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 23 | Haiti | 6.30 million | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 6.30 million | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 6.20 million | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Chad | 6.20 million | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 27 | Sudan | 5.30 million | 2021 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 5.30 million | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 4.50 million | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.50 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 3.50 million | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 3.40 million | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 3.40 million | 2023 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 3.40 million | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 3.30 million | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 3.20 million | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 3.00 million | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 3.00 million | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 2.90 million | 2023 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 2.90 million | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 2.70 million | 2023 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 41 | Ukraine | 2.70 million | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 2.60 million | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 2.30 million | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 44 | Turkey | 2.30 million | 2008 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 46 | Ecuador | 2.20 million | 2023 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 47 | Ghana | 2.10 million | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 2.10 million | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 49 | Benin | 2.00 million | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 2.00 million | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 49 | Liberia | 2.00 million | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 2.00 million | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 1.70 million | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 53 | Venezuela | 1.70 million | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 1.60 million | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 55 | Congo | 1.60 million | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 1.60 million | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Honduras | 1.60 million | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 1.60 million | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Nepal | 1.60 million | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 1.50 million | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Cameroon | 1.40 million | 2023 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 63 | Libya | 1.20 million | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 1.20 million | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 65 | Algeria | 1.00 million | 2017 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 66 | Cambodia | 900,000 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 66 | Malaysia | 900,000 | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 900,000 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 900,000 | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 66 | Taiwan | 900,000 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 800,000 | 2014 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 71 | Togo | 800,000 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 800,000 | 2011 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Botswana | 600,000 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Gabon | 600,000 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 500,000 | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 76 | Gambia | 500,000 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 500,000 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Lebanon | 500,000 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | Namibia | 500,000 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 400,000 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | 2013 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 400,000 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Mauritania | 400,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 400,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 81 | El Salvador | 400,000 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 81 | Tunisia | 400,000 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 300,000 | 2006 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 88 | Belarus | 300,000 | 2005 | — | flat |
| 88 | Oman | 300,000 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Panama | 300,000 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 300,000 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 88 | East Timor | 300,000 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 94 | Albania | 200,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 200,000 | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 200,000 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 200,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Jamaica | 200,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 200,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 200,000 | 2005 | — | falling |
| 94 | Slovakia | 200,000 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | 200,000 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 200,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 104 | Armenia | 100,000 | 2009 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Barbados | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Comoros | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 100,000 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 100,000 | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Djibouti | 100,000 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 104 | Dominica | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Fiji | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Georgia | 100,000 | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 100,000 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Croatia | 100,000 | 2011 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kiribati | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Macao | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Moldova | 100,000 | 2016 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 100,000 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Montenegro | 100,000 | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mongolia | 100,000 | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Suriname | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Seychelles | 100,000 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Samoa | 100,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |