Number undernourished in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number undernourished was 200,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
200,000
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
94th
of 131 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2009
All-time low
100,000
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Number undernourished in United Arab Emirates, 2004–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 200,000 for number undernourished in 2020.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number undernourished in United Arab Emirates peaked at 400,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2004.
That places United Arab Emirates 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number undernourished in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100,000 | — |
| 2005 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 200,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 200,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.40 million, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 233,333 | 100,000 | 400,000 | 6 |
| 2010s | 320,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number undernourished in United Arab Emirates?
- Number undernourished in United Arab Emirates was 200,000 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number undernourished recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2004.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number undernourished?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number undernourished rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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