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".
The share of population in Ecuador whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at *** percent between 2016 and 2018. Ecuador has gradually improved the prevalence of undernourishment bringing it down nearly ten percent from the previously measured period, when it stood at ** percent.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 15, 2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018." Chart. July 15, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jul 2019, /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ecuador between 2004 and 2018 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1034160/undernourishment-prevalence-ecuador/
