Share of people who are undernourished in East Timor
East Timor: Share of people who are undernourished was 18.7 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share 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 percent.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 18.7 percent for share of people who are undernourished in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who are undernourished in East Timor peaked at 54.9 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.8 percent, in 2014.
East Timor ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of people who are undernourished in East Timor, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.9 percent | — |
| 2002 | 43.4 percent | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 35.6 percent | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 32.4 percent | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 30 percent | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6 percent | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 25.3 percent | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 23.2 percent | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1 percent | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 19 percent | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6 percent | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 16.7 percent | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4 percent | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 14.8 percent | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.9 percent | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.4 percent | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2 percent | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3 percent | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17 percent | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.5 percent | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18 percent | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.2 percent | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.7 percent | +2.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 18.7 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12 percent, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 18.7 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.75 percent, 3.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.61 percent | 21.1 percent | 54.9 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.33 percent | 14.8 percent | 19 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1 percent | 17.5 percent | 18.7 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 share of people who are undernourished in East Timor?
- Share of people who are undernourished in East Timor was 18.7 percent 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 share of people who are undernourished recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of people who are undernourished recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 percent in 2014.
- How does East Timor rank for share of people who are undernourished?
- East Timor ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who are undernourished rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Share of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.