Papua New Guinea Hunger Statistics 1960-2024

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%.
  • Papua New Guinea hunger statistics for 2022 was 0.00%, a 23.4% decline from 2021.
  • Papua New Guinea hunger statistics for 2021 was 23.40%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
  • Papua New Guinea hunger statistics for 2020 was 23.10%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea hunger statistics for 2019 was 23.10%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Cameroon 0.00%
Honduras 0.00%
Sri Lanka 0.00%
Nicaragua 0.00%
Sao Tome and Principe 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Bhutan 0.00%
Ghana 0.00%
Lao PDR 0.00%
Nigeria 0.00%
El Salvador 0.00%
Vanuatu 0.00%
Bolivia 0.00%
Georgia 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Mauritania 0.00%
Solomon Islands 0.00%
Vietnam 0.00%
Bangladesh 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Cambodia 0.00%
Mongolia 0.00%
Sudan 0.00%
Uzbekistan 0.00%
Angola 0.00%
Egypt 0.00%
Kyrgyz Republic 0.00%
Myanmar 0.00%
West Bank and Gaza 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Djibouti 0.00%
Kenya 0.00%
Moldova 0.00%
Papua New Guinea 0.00%
Tunisia 0.00%
Cabo Verde 0.00%
India 0.00%
Morocco 0.00%
Philippines 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
Republic of Congo 0.00%
Indonesia 0.00%
Lesotho 0.00%
Pakistan 0.00%
Eswatini 0.00%
Zambia 0.00%
Papua New Guinea Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 0.00% -23.40%
2021 23.40% 0.30%
2020 23.10% 0.00%
2019 23.10% -0.30%
2018 23.40% 0.40%
2017 23.00% 0.10%
2016 22.90% 0.40%
2015 22.50% 0.10%
2014 22.40% 0.30%
2013 22.10% -1.20%
2012 23.30% -1.30%
2011 24.60% -1.50%
2010 26.10% -0.80%
2009 26.90% -0.70%
2008 27.60% 0.40%
2007 27.20% -0.70%
2006 27.90% -0.10%
2005 28.00% -1.10%
2004 29.10% 0.90%
2003 28.20% 0.70%
2002 27.50% 0.70%
2001 26.80% 26.80%
2000 0.00% 0.00%
1999 0.00% 0.00%
1998 0.00% 0.00%
1997 0.00% 0.00%
1996 0.00% 0.00%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%