Percentage of undernourished population

Since 1990-92, undernourishment has dropped from 18.6 percent to a projection of 10.9 percent for 2014-16, very close to the UN’s target of halving the proportion of undernourished people. Explore how each country has changed since the early 1990s and their progress towards achieving their goal.

1990-1992 2000-2002 2005-2007 2010-2012 2014-2016 Progress

5% 15% 30% 50% 75% Missing or insufficient data

Target not achieved, with lack of progress or deterioration Target not achieved, but slow progress Target achieved Not applicable, missing or insufficient data

Present-day boundaries shown

Progress towards reducing hunger

Take a look at how the least developed countries, as defined by the UN, have progressed toward their target over the last 25 years (sorted by current percentage, from best to worst). Countries in green have reached their target; those in red have not. Countries inhave reached their target; those inhave not.

Kiribati and Mali not shown; both countries had less than 5 percent of undernourished population in the 2014-2016 period.

1990-1992 2000-2002 2005-2007 2010-2012 2014-2016 Millennium Development Goal target for 2015

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NG STAFF SOURCE: FAO