Benchmark · Water, air & food

Not enough food (undernourishment) by country

Share of people who do not get enough calories to live a healthy life (FAO).

In % of people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: Our World in Data, Not enough food (undernourishment) (% of people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1HaitiLatin America · 202354.2
  2. 2SyriaMiddle East · 202339.0
  3. 3DR CongoAfrica · 202338.5
  4. 4ZambiaAfrica · 202337.2
  5. 5KenyaAfrica · 202336.8
  6. 6AfghanistanAPAC · 202328.1
  7. 7UgandaAfrica · 202322.0
  8. 8MozambiqueAfrica · 202321.8
  9. 9MalawiAfrica · 202321.4
  10. 10TanzaniaAfrica · 202320.2
  11. 11NigeriaAfrica · 202319.9
  12. 12EthiopiaAfrica · 202319.7
  13. 13PakistanAPAC · 202316.5
  14. 14IraqMiddle East · 202314.9
  15. 15JordanMiddle East · 202314.3
  16. 16Burkina FasoAfrica · 202313.1
  17. 17NigerAfrica · 202312.9
  18. 18MaliAfrica · 202312.3
  19. 19EcuadorLatin America · 202312.1
  20. 20IndiaAPAC · 202312.0
  21. 21SudanAfrica · 202111.0
  22. 22BangladeshAPAC · 202310.4
  23. 23South AfricaAfrica · 202310.0
  24. 24EgyptAfrica · 20239.4
  25. 25LebanonMiddle East · 20238.7
  26. 26MoroccoAfrica · 20237.0
  27. 27GhanaAfrica · 20236.3
  28. 28IndonesiaAPAC · 20236.3
  29. 29MyanmarAPAC · 20235.4
  30. 30NepalAPAC · 20235.3
  31. 31ThailandAPAC · 20234.6
  32. 32Hong KongAPAC · 20233.1
  33. 33PhilippinesAPAC · 20233.0
  34. 34MexicoLatin America · 20232.7
  35. 35AustraliaAPAC · 20232.5
  36. 36BrazilLatin America · 20232.5
  37. 37CanadaNorth America · 20232.5
  38. 38ChinaAPAC · 20232.5
  39. 39FranceEurope · 20232.5
  40. 40GermanyEurope · 20232.5
  41. 41ItalyEurope · 20232.5
  42. 42MalaysiaAPAC · 20232.5
  43. 43New ZealandAPAC · 20232.5
  44. 44RussiaEurope · 20232.5
  45. 45Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20232.5
  46. 46SpainEurope · 20232.5
  47. 47UAEMiddle East · 20232.5
  48. 48UKEurope · 20232.5
  49. 49USNorth America · 20232.5

Source: Our World in Data, Not enough food (undernourishment) (% of people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Not enough food (undernourishment) by country, latest year. Data: Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/undernourished

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About our sources. Values are the latest the source publishes for each place; nothing is filled in or estimated.