Prevalence of undernourishment (SDG 2.1.1)

Definition

An estimate of the proportion of the population that lacks enough dietary energy for a healthy, active life.

Relevance

An indicator used to monitor hunger at the global and regional level. The estimate is obtained with a model that compares the distribution of habitual food consumption levels with the dietary energy

Additional Information

Recommended citation: FAO. 2024. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. [Accessed the first week of every month]. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Notes: The lowest value provided by FAO is <2.5%. These countries are shown on the FSD as 0% but the real value may be between 0-2.5%.