Iraq Hunger Statistics 2001-2025

Iraq hunger statistics for 2021 was 16.30%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Iraq hunger statistics for 2020 was 16.40%, a 0.5% decline from 2019.
  • Iraq hunger statistics for 2019 was 16.90%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
  • Iraq hunger statistics for 2018 was 17.20%, a 0.3% decline from 2017.
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%.

Percent of Population

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Annual Change

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Country Rankings
Country Name Percent of Population
Madagascar 51.00%
Central African Republic 48.70%
Somalia 48.70%
Lesotho 46.00%
North Korea 45.50%
Haiti 45.00%
Liberia 38.40%
Zimbabwe 38.40%
Guinea-Bissau 37.90%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.30%
Yemen 34.50%
Republic of Congo 33.30%
Rwanda 31.60%
Uganda 31.60%
Chad 31.40%
Mozambique 30.50%
Afghanistan 30.10%
Zambia 29.80%
Kenya 27.80%
Sierra Leone 27.80%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.80%
Tanzania 23.50%
Papua New Guinea 23.40%
Gabon 23.00%
Botswana 22.90%
Timor-Leste 22.30%
Ethiopia 21.90%
Angola 21.60%
South Sudan 21.40%
Gambia 19.60%
Bolivia 19.40%
Solomon Islands 19.00%
Honduras 18.70%
Pakistan 18.50%
Cabo Verde 18.20%
Venezuela 17.90%
Malawi 17.80%
Nicaragua 17.80%
Togo 17.40%
Namibia 17.10%
Djibouti 16.80%
India 16.60%
Iraq 16.30%
Burkina Faso 16.20%
Niger 16.10%
Nigeria 15.90%
Ecuador 13.90%
Comoros 13.50%
Guatemala 13.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 13.10%
Guinea 12.90%
Mali 12.80%
Trinidad and Tobago 12.20%
Kiribati 12.10%
Sudan 11.90%
Eswatini 11.60%
Bangladesh 11.20%
Benin 9.90%
Vanuatu 9.50%
Tajikistan 9.30%
Suriname 9.00%
Mauritania 8.70%
Libya 8.40%
Jamaica 8.30%
Macao 8.00%
Mongolia 8.00%
South Africa 7.90%
El Salvador 7.70%
Egypt 7.20%
Peru 7.00%
Mauritius 6.80%
Dominica 6.70%
Colombia 6.60%
Fiji 6.60%
Cameroon 6.40%
Dominican Republic 6.30%
Morocco 6.30%
Iran 6.10%
Indonesia 5.90%
Senegal 5.70%
Turkmenistan 5.70%
Nepal 5.40%
Sri Lanka 5.30%
Panama 5.30%
Philippines 5.20%
Thailand 5.20%
French Polynesia 5.10%
Vietnam 5.00%
Belize 4.90%
Ghana 4.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.80%
Cambodia 4.80%
New Caledonia 4.80%
Ukraine 4.80%
Brazil 4.70%
Lao PDR 4.70%
Malta 4.60%
Samoa 4.60%
Seychelles 4.30%
Paraguay 4.20%
Albania 4.10%
Myanmar 3.80%
Saudi Arabia 3.80%
North Macedonia 3.60%
Argentina 3.20%
Japan 3.20%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.10%
Costa Rica 3.00%
Tunisia 3.00%
Georgia 2.90%
Oman 2.80%
Slovak Republic 2.80%
Malaysia 2.70%
Euro Area 2.51%
UAE 2.50%
Armenia 2.50%
Australia 2.50%
Austria 2.50%
Azerbaijan 2.50%
Belgium 2.50%
Bulgaria 2.50%
Bosnia 2.50%
Belarus 2.50%
Barbados 2.50%
Canada 2.50%
Switzerland 2.50%
Chile 2.50%
China 2.50%
Cuba 2.50%
Cyprus 2.50%
Czech Republic 2.50%
Germany 2.50%
Denmark 2.50%
Algeria 2.50%
Spain 2.50%
Estonia 2.50%
Finland 2.50%
France 2.50%
United Kingdom 2.50%
Greece 2.50%
Guyana 2.50%
Hong Kong 2.50%
Croatia 2.50%
Hungary 2.50%
Ireland 2.50%
Iceland 2.50%
Israel 2.50%
Italy 2.50%
Kazakhstan 2.50%
South Korea 2.50%
Kuwait 2.50%
Lithuania 2.50%
Luxembourg 2.50%
Latvia 2.50%
Moldova 2.50%
Mexico 2.50%
Montenegro 2.50%
Netherlands 2.50%
Norway 2.50%
New Zealand 2.50%
Poland 2.50%
Portugal 2.50%
Romania 2.50%
Russia 2.50%
Serbia 2.50%
Slovenia 2.50%
Sweden 2.50%
Turkey 2.50%
Uruguay 2.50%
United States 2.50%
Uzbekistan 2.50%