Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of people who are undernourished was 800,000 millions in 2014. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 800,000 millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia peaked at 900,000 millions in 2002 and was at its lowest, 800,000 millions, in 2001.
That places Saudi Arabia 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 800,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 900,000 millions | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 800,000 millions | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 900,000 millions | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 800,000 millions | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 800,000 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000 millions, 5.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 800,000 millions is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.40 million millions, 57% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 844,444 millions | 800,000 millions | 900,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 820,000 millions | 800,000 millions | 900,000 millions | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Saudi Arabia was 800,000 millions in 2014, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 900,000 millions in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 800,000 millions in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.