Ecuador Hunger Statistics 2001-2024

Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.
  • Ecuador hunger statistics for 2020 was 15.40%, a 1.7% increase from 2019.
  • Ecuador hunger statistics for 2019 was 13.70%, a 2.1% increase from 2018.
  • Ecuador hunger statistics for 2018 was 11.60%, a 0.9% increase from 2017.
  • Ecuador hunger statistics for 2017 was 10.70%, a 1% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Venezuela 22.90%
Botswana 21.90%
Namibia 18.00%
Gabon 17.20%
Jordan 16.90%
Guatemala 16.00%
Iraq 15.90%
Ecuador 15.40%
Lebanon 10.90%
Thailand 8.80%
Paraguay 8.70%
Peru 8.30%
Suriname 8.20%
Colombia 8.20%
Mauritius 7.80%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7.60%
Belize 7.40%
Jamaica 6.90%
Dominica 6.90%
South Africa 6.90%
Dominican Republic 6.70%
Mexico 6.10%
Fiji 5.70%
Guyana 4.90%
Samoa 4.40%
Brazil 4.10%
Iran 4.10%
Albania 3.90%
Turkmenistan 3.50%
Armenia 3.50%
Costa Rica 3.40%
Serbia 3.30%
North Macedonia 3.30%
Bulgaria 3.00%
Algeria 2.50%
Malaysia 2.50%
Belarus 2.50%
Montenegro 2.50%
Bosnia 2.50%
Cuba 2.50%
Russia 2.50%
Romania 2.50%
Azerbaijan 2.50%
China 2.50%
Kazakhstan 2.50%
Turkey 2.50%
Ecuador Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 15.40% 1.70%
2019 13.70% 2.10%
2018 11.60% 0.90%
2017 10.70% 1.00%
2016 9.70% 0.70%
2015 9.00% 0.30%
2014 8.70% -0.10%
2013 8.80% 0.00%
2012 8.80% 0.40%
2011 8.40% -3.90%
2010 12.30% -3.70%
2009 16.00% -5.30%
2008 21.30% -0.80%
2007 22.10% -0.70%
2006 22.80% 0.40%
2005 22.40% -0.30%
2004 22.70% 0.00%
2003 22.70% 0.00%
2002 22.70% 1.70%
2001 21.00% 1.70%