Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia

Indonesia: Severe food insecurity undernourishment was 0.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2016
All-time low
0.5
in 2019
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia, 2015–2023

00.20.40.60.812015201920232015: 0.72016: 0.92017: 0.92018: 0.82019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 0.52022: 0.52023: 0.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.5 for severe food insecurity undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia peaked at 0.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2019.

Indonesia ranks 121st of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 0.7 —
2016 0.9 +28.6%
2017 0.9 +0.0%
2018 0.8 -11.1%
2019 0.5 -37.5%
2020 0.5 +0.0%
2021 0.5 +0.0%
2022 0.5 +0.0%
2023 0.5 +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.55, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.76 0.5 0.9 5
2020s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 118 Mongolia 0.7 compare
  2. 119 Kazakhstan 0.6 compare
  3. 119 Luxembourg 0.6 compare
  4. 121 Armenia 0.5 compare
  5. 121 Belarus 0.5 compare
  6. 121 Poland 0.5 compare
  7. 121 Russia 0.5 compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia?
Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Indonesia was 0.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2016.
What is the lowest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2019.
How does Indonesia rank for severe food insecurity undernourishment?
Indonesia ranks 121st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is severe food insecurity undernourishment rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Severe food insecurity undernourishment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Severe food insecurity undernourishment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
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