Number of people who are undernourished in East Timor
East Timor: Number of people who are undernourished was 300,000 millions in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in East Timor, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in East Timor stood at 300,000 millions.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in East Timor peaked at 400,000 millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000 millions, in 2008.
That places East Timor 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in East Timor, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 400,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 millions | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 millions | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300,000 millions | +50.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 300,000 millions is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 19% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 300,000 millions is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 300,000 millions, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 300,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 400,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 200,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 88 Azerbaijan 300,000 millions compare
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- 88 Panama 300,000 millions compare
- 88 Turkmenistan 300,000 millions compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in East Timor?
- Number of people who are undernourished in East Timor was 300,000 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- East Timor ranks 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.