North Korea Hunger Statistics 2000-2020
NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
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%.
- North Korea hunger statistics for 2017 was 47.80%, a 1.9% increase from 2016.
- North Korea hunger statistics for 2016 was 45.90%, a 1.6% increase from 2015.
- North Korea hunger statistics for 2015 was 44.30%, a 0.9% increase from 2014.
- North Korea hunger statistics for 2014 was 43.40%, a 0.8% increase from 2013.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Population |
| Central African Republic | 59.60% |
| Zimbabwe | 51.30% |
| Haiti | 49.30% |
| North Korea | 47.80% |
| Madagascar | 44.40% |
| Uganda | 41.00% |
| Yemen | 38.90% |
| Chad | 37.50% |
| Liberia | 37.20% |
| Rwanda | 36.80% |
| Tanzania | 30.70% |
| Afghanistan | 29.80% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 28.00% |
| Mozambique | 27.90% |
| Sierra Leone | 25.60% |
| Ethiopia | 20.60% |
| Burkina Faso | 20.00% |
| Malawi | 17.50% |
| Niger | 16.50% |
| Guinea | 16.50% |
| Togo | 16.10% |
| Senegal | 11.30% |
| Gambia | 10.20% |
| Benin | 10.10% |
| Nepal | 8.70% |
| Mali | 6.30% |
| North Korea Hunger Statistics - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Population | Annual Change |
| 2017 | 47.80% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 45.90% | 1.60% |
| 2015 | 44.30% | 0.90% |
| 2014 | 43.40% | 0.80% |
| 2013 | 42.60% | 0.50% |
| 2012 | 42.10% | 0.30% |
| 2011 | 41.80% | 0.00% |
| 2010 | 41.80% | 0.30% |
| 2009 | 41.50% | 0.70% |
| 2008 | 40.80% | 1.50% |
| 2007 | 39.30% | 2.00% |
| 2006 | 37.30% | 1.90% |
| 2005 | 35.40% | 1.30% |
| 2004 | 34.10% | -0.40% |
| 2003 | 34.50% | -1.00% |
| 2002 | 35.50% | -1.60% |
| 2001 | 37.10% | -0.40% |
| 2000 | 37.50% | -0.40% |
