Number undernourished in Barbados

Barbados: Number undernourished was 100,000 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 131 countries
All-time high
100,000
in 2001
All-time low
100,000
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2023

Number undernourished in Barbados, 2001–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2001201220232001: 100.0k2002: 100.0k2003: 100.0k2004: 100.0k2005: 100.0k2006: 100.0k2007: 100.0k2008: 100.0k2009: 100.0k2016: 100.0k2017: 100.0k2019: 100.0k2020: 100.0k2021: 100.0k2022: 100.0k2023: 100.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number undernourished in Barbados stood at 100,000. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number undernourished in Barbados peaked at 100,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.

Barbados ranks 104th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Number undernourished in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Number undernourished in Barbados, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 100,000 —
2002 100,000 +0.0%
2003 100,000 +0.0%
2004 100,000 +0.0%
2005 100,000 +0.0%
2006 100,000 +0.0%
2007 100,000 +0.0%
2008 100,000 +0.0%
2009 100,000 +0.0%
2016 100,000 +0.0%
2017 100,000 +0.0%
2019 100,000 +0.0%
2020 100,000 +0.0%
2021 100,000 +0.0%
2022 100,000 +0.0%
2023 100,000 +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 100,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 100,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100,000 100,000 100,000 9
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 3
2020s 100,000 100,000 100,000 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 104 Armenia 100,000 compare
  2. 104 Belize 100,000 compare
  3. 104 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
  4. 104 Comoros 100,000 compare
  5. 104 Costa Rica 100,000 compare
  6. 104 Croatia 100,000 compare
  7. 104 Cyprus 100,000 compare
  8. 104 Djibouti 100,000 compare
  9. 104 Dominica 100,000 compare
  10. 104 Fiji 100,000 compare
  11. 104 French Polynesia 100,000 compare
  12. 104 Georgia 100,000 compare
  13. 104 Guyana 100,000 compare
  14. 104 Kiribati 100,000 compare
  15. 104 Macao 100,000 compare
  16. 104 Mauritius 100,000 compare
  17. 104 Moldova 100,000 compare
  18. 104 Mongolia 100,000 compare
  19. 104 Montenegro 100,000 compare
  20. 104 New Caledonia 100,000 compare
  21. 104 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
  22. 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 compare
  23. 104 Samoa 100,000 compare
  24. 104 Sao Tome and Principe 100,000 compare
  25. 104 Seychelles 100,000 compare
  26. 104 Suriname 100,000 compare
  27. 104 Vanuatu 100,000 compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number undernourished in Barbados?
Number undernourished in Barbados was 100,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number undernourished recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
How does Barbados rank for number undernourished?
Barbados ranks 104th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
Is number undernourished rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number undernourished
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
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