Number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine
Ukraine: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.70 million millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 2.70 million millions. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine peaked at 2.70 million millions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million millions, in 2017.
That places Ukraine 41st out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.30 million millions | — |
| 2017 | 1.20 million millions | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million millions | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million millions | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million millions | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million millions | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million millions | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.70 million millions | +8.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2.70 million millions is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000 millions, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2.70 million millions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200,000 millions, 13.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.30 million millions | 1.30 million millions | 1.30 million millions | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million millions | 1.20 million millions | 1.70 million millions | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million millions | 1.90 million millions | 2.70 million millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Ukraine was 2.70 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million millions in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million millions in 2017.
- How does Ukraine rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Ukraine ranks 41st out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.