Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia
Malaysia: Severe food insecurity undernourishment was 5.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 125 countries
All-time high
7.8
in 2015
All-time low
5.8
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.8 for severe food insecurity undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia peaked at 7.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 54th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.8 | — |
| 2016 | 6.7 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.55, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia?
- Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Malaysia was 5.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for severe food insecurity undernourishment?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is severe food insecurity undernourishment rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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