Number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of people who are undernourished was 11.70 million millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan is 11.70 million millions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan peaked at 11.70 million millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.80 million millions, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 13th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.30 million millions | 4.80 million millions | 9.40 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.81 million millions | 5.00 million millions | 9.50 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.40 million millions | 10.70 million millions | 11.70 million millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Afghanistan was 11.70 million millions 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 number of people who are undernourished recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.70 million millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.80 million millions in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.