According to FAO, "the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) is an estimate of the proportion of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life".
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South America: undernourishment prevalence 2022-2024, by country
As of 2024, Ecuador was the second South American country with the highest share of population whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life, only behind Bolivia. Venezuela's prevalence of undernourishment was estimated at *** percent between 2022 and 2024, whereas the South American regional average stood at *** percent.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 28, 2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by country." Chart. July 28, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jul 2025, /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in South America between 2022 and 2024, by country [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1033372/undernourishment-prevalence-south-america-country/
