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| Agriculture and Food Nutrition: Percentage of population that is undernourished Units: Percent |
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| Reverse years |
| 2003-2005 | 1995-1997 | 1990-1992 | ||
| World | ||||
| World | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
| 2003-2005 | 1995-1997 | 1990-1992 | ||
| Region/Classification | ||||
| Asia (excluding Middle East) | 15 | 17 | 20 | |
| Central America & Caribbean | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
| Europe | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Middle East & North Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| North America | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| South America | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 29 | 32 | 31 | |
| Developed Countries | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Developing Countries | 16 | 18 | 20 | |
| High Income Countries | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Low Income Countries | 24 | 26 | 28 | |
| Middle Income Countries | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| ISO | 2003-2005 | 1995-1997 | 1990-1992 | |
| Country | ||||
| Albania | ALB | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Algeria | DZA | < 5 | 5 | < 5 |
| Angola | AGO | 46 | 58 | 66 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | 28 | 29 | 12 |
| Argentina | ARG | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Armenia | ARM | 21 | 34 | 46 |
| Australia | AUS | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Austria | AUT | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Azerbaijan | AZE | 12 | 27 | 27 |
| Bahamas | BHS | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | 27 | 40 | 36 |
| Barbados | BRB | < 5 | 5 | < 5 |
| Belarus | BLR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Belgium | BEL | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Belize | BLZ | < 5 | < 5 | 5 |
| Benin | BEN | 19 | 26 | 28 |
| Bermuda | BMU | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Bolivia | BOL | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Botswana | BWA | 26 | 24 | 20 |
| Brazil | BRA | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Brunei Darussalam | BRN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Bulgaria | BGR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Burkina Faso | BFA | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Burundi | BDI | 63 | 57 | 44 |
| Cambodia | KHM | 26 | 41 | 38 |
| Cameroon | CMR | 23 | 35 | 34 |
| Canada | CAN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Cape Verde | CPV | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CIV | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Central African Rep | CAF | 43 | 50 | 47 |
| Chad | TCD | 39 | 51 | 59 |
| Chile | CHL | < 5 | < 5 | 7 |
| China | CHN | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Colombia | COL | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Comoros | COM | 52 | 48 | 40 |
| Congo | COG | 22 | 43 | 40 |
| Congo, Dem Rep | COD | 76 | 57 | 29 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Croatia | HRV | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Cuba | CUB | < 5 | 14 | 5 |
| Cyprus | CYP | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Czech Rep | CZE | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Denmark | DNK | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Djibouti | DJI | 32 | 50 | 60 |
| Dominica | DMA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Dominican Rep | DOM | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Ecuador | ECU | 15 | 17 | 24 |
| Egypt | EGY | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| El Salvador | SLV | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Eritrea | ERI | 68 | 64 | 67 |
| Estonia | EST | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Ethiopia | ETH | 46 | 63 | 71 |
| Fiji | FJI | < 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Finland | FIN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| France | FRA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| French Polynesia | PYF | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Gabon | GAB | < 5 | < 5 | 5 |
| Gambia | GMB | 30 | 31 | 20 |
| Georgia | GEO | 13 | 24 | 47 |
| Germany | DEU | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Ghana | GHA | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| Greece | GRC | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Grenada | GRD | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| Guatemala | GTM | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| Guinea | GIN | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 32 | 26 | 20 |
| Guyana | GUY | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| Haiti | HTI | 58 | 60 | 63 |
| Honduras | HND | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Hungary | HUN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Iceland | ISL | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| India | IND | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Indonesia | IDN | 17 | 13 | 19 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep | IRN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Ireland | IRL | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Israel | ISR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Italy | ITA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Jamaica | JAM | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| Japan | JPN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Jordan | JOR | < 5 | 5 | < 5 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Kenya | KEN | 32 | 30 | 33 |
| Kiribati | KIR | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Korea, Dem People's Rep | PRK | 32 | 31 | 21 |
| Korea, Rep | KOR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Kuwait | KWT | < 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | < 5 | 13 | 17 |
| Lao People's Dem Rep | LAO | 19 | 26 | 27 |
| Latvia | LVA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Lebanon | LBN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Lesotho | LSO | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Liberia | LBR | 40 | 39 | 30 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | LBY | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Lithuania | LTU | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Luxembourg | LUX | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Macedonia, FYR | MKD | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Madagascar | MDG | 37 | 37 | 32 |
| Malawi | MWI | 29 | 36 | 45 |
| Malaysia | MYS | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Maldives | MDV | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Mali | MLI | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Malta | MLT | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Mauritania | MRT | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Mauritius | MUS | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Mexico | MEX | < 5 | 5 | < 5 |
| Moldova, Rep | MDA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Mongolia | MNG | 29 | 40 | 30 |
| Morocco | MAR | < 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mozambique | MOZ | 38 | 52 | 59 |
| Myanmar | MMR | 19 | 34 | 44 |
| Namibia | NAM | 19 | 29 | 29 |
| Nepal | NPL | 15 | 24 | 21 |
| Netherlands | NLD | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Netherlands Antilles | ANT | < 5 | 5 | 12 |
| New Caledonia | NCL | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| New Zealand | NZL | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Nicaragua | NIC | 22 | 40 | 52 |
| Niger | NER | 29 | 40 | 38 |
| Nigeria | NGA | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Norway | NOR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Pakistan | PAK | 23 | 18 | 22 |
| Palestinian Territories | 15 | 8 | .. | |
| Panama | PAN | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| Paraguay | PRY | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| Peru | PER | 15 | 20 | 28 |
| Philippines | PHL | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Poland | POL | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Portugal | PRT | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Romania | ROU | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Rwanda | RWA | 40 | 56 | 45 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| Samoa | WSM | < 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | STP | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Senegal | SEN | 26 | 32 | 28 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | YUG | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Seychelles | SYC | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Sierra Leone | SLE | 47 | 43 | 45 |
| Slovakia | SVK | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Slovenia | SVN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Solomon Islands | SLB | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| South Africa | ZAF | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Spain | ESP | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| St. Lucia | LCA | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | VCT | 6 | 22 | 18 |
| Sudan | SDN | 21 | 24 | 31 |
| Suriname | SUR | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Swaziland | SWZ | 18 | 20 | 12 |
| Sweden | SWE | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Switzerland | CHE | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Syrian Arab Rep | SYR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Tajikistan | TJK | 34 | 42 | 34 |
| Tanzania | TZA | 35 | 41 | 28 |
| Thailand | THA | 17 | 21 | 29 |
| Timor-Leste | TMP | 22 | 13 | 18 |
| Togo | TGO | 37 | 39 | 45 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| Tunisia | TUN | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Turkey | TUR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Turkmenistan | TKM | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Uganda | UGA | 15 | 23 | 19 |
| Ukraine | UKR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| United States | USA | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
| Uruguay | URY | < 5 | < 5 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | UZB | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| Vanuatu | VUT | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Venezuela | VEN | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | 14 | 21 | 28 |
| Yemen | YEM | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Zambia | ZMB | 45 | 41 | 40 |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE | 40 | 46 | 40 |
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| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division. Food Security Statistics, 2008. Available on-line at http://www.fao.org/es/ess/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm. (FAO: Rome, 2008) A portion of this data set is also available in print through the annual report The State of Food Insecurity in the World, available on-line at http://www.fao.org/sof/sofi/index_en.htm. |