Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador
Ecuador: Prevalence of undernourishment was 12.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
12.1
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
48th
of 169 countries
All-time high
21.8
in 2002
All-time low
8
in 2011
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 12.1 for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador peaked at 21.8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2011.
Ecuador ranks 48th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 | — |
| 2002 | 21.8 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 21.2 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 20 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 12.9 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 13.4 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 13.6 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.8 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 12.1 | -5.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.45, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.54 | 9.5 | 21.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.46 | 8 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.97 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador was 12.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).