Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of undernourishment was 5.9 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 5.9 for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela peaked at 24.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 78th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.1 | — |
| 2002 | 14.2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.3 | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8 | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3 | +189.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4 | +54.0% |
| 2017 | 23.7 | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.1 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.5 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 13 | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3 | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9 | -19.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 5.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 5.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +189.7% | 3.9 | 11.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.36 | 2.5 | 14.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.38 | 2.5 | 24.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 5.9 | 18.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Venezuela was 5.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Venezuela ranks 78th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.
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