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Papua New Guinea - Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) 30.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

30.5 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 169 economies

Share of global total

2.1%

Growth since 2001

1.14×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#21#25#29200120062011201620212025#29#102023 overtook Central African Republic2025 overtook Afghanistan
Papua New GuineaSomaliaHaitiMadagascarZambia

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #29 to #10 (overtook Central African Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Central African Republic in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Afghanistan in global rank auto

Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population), 2001-2025

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202526.727.9729.2330.5
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