Annex I DATA TABLES
TABLE 16.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2013–2015 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | |
| World | 12.9 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Arab States | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
| Low-income countries | 28.2 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 22.7 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 26.5 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 16.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 16.1 |
| High-income countries | 5.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Arab States LDCs | 30.4 | 29.8 | 27.7 | 25.1 | 28.0 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 25.3 |
| Conflict countries | 24.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.1 |
| Non-conflict countries | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Algeria | 8.1 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
| Comoros | 25.2 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 13.5 |
| Djibouti | 42.1 | 30.2 | 26.5 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
| Egypt | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Iraq | 21.7 | 17.8 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
| Kuwait | 2.8 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
| Libya | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Mauritania | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Morocco | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Oman | 12.4 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Somalia | 70.6 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 58.7 | 54.0 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 48.7 |
| Sudan | 9.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | |||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 7.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 23.6 | 25.7 | 27.8 |
| Tunisia | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | <2.5 | <2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | <2.5 |
| Yemen | 26.2 | 27.3 | 25.1 | 32.9 | 41.1 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 34.5 |
Note: The values for 2020 to 2022 are projections.
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
TABLE 17.
Number of undernourished people (millions)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2013–2015 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | |
| World | 804.9 | 786.7 | 612.6 | 575.0 | 590.5 | 633.7 | 684.4 | 725.1 |
| Arab States | 33.6 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 41.4 | 51.3 | 52.5 | 53.8 | 56.4 |
| Low-income countries | 20.3 | 22.4 | 24.6 | 22.3 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 31.1 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 12.6 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| High-income countries | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Arab States LDCs | 18.0 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 25.8 |
| Conflict countries | 24.9 | 26.2 | 28.0 | 28.8 | 37.2 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 38.7 |
| Non-conflict countries | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 17.6 |
| Algeria | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Comoros | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 |
| Djibouti | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Egypt | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Iraq | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Kuwait | <0.1 | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | 0.1 | 0.1 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Libya | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Mauritania | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Morocco | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Oman | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Somalia | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Sudan | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | |||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Tunisia | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | n.r. | n.r. | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | n.r. |
| Yemen | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
Notes: The values for 2020 to 2022 are projections. n.r. = not reported, as the prevalence is less than 2.5 percent.
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
TABLE 18.
Prevalence of food insecurity (percent)
| Severe food insecurity | Moderate or severe food insecurity | |||||||
| 2014–2016 | 2017–2019 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | 2014–2016 | 2017–2019 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | |
| World | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 28.1 | 29.5 |
| Arab States | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 31.7 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 36.5 |
| Low-income countries | 15.6 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 44.7 | 48.2 | 53.8 | 57.4 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 28.4 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 17.3 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 38.1 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.3 |
| High-income countries | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 17.7 |
| Arab States LDCs | 16.8 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 47.6 | 51.6 | 57.6 | 61.7 |
| Conflict countries | 16.9 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 44.2 | 47.4 | 50.5 | 53.0 |
| Non-conflict countries | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 27.0 |
| Algeria | 13.0 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 22.9 | 17.6 | 19.0 | 19.4 |
| Bahrain | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Comoros | n.a. | n.a. | 27.4 | 27.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 79.7 | 79.7 |
| Djibouti | n.a. | n.a. | 16.5 | 16.5 | n.a. | n.a. | 49.2 | 49.2 |
| Egypt | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 27.8 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 28.5 |
| Iraq | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Jordan | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Kuwait | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Lebanon | n.a. | 4.2 | 10.2 | 12.6 | n.a. | 14.7 | 29.0 | 36.5 |
| Libya | 11.2 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 29.1 | 35.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| Mauritania | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 26.3 | 35.9 | 45.3 | 53.7 |
| Morocco | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Oman | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Palestine | n.a. | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | n.a. | 26.8 | 28.4 | 28.1 |
| Qatar | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Saudi Arabia | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Somalia | n.a. | n.a. | 41.7 | 43.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 77.4 | 79.5 |
| Sudan | 13.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 41.4 | 48.9 | 50.7 | 51.8 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tunisia | 9.1 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 28.0 | 28.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | n.a. | n.a. | 0.8 | 1.2 | n.a. | n.a. | 7.5 | 9.8 |
| Yemen | 12.3 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 58.5 | 67.2 |
Note: n.a. = data not available; n.r. = not reported.
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
TABLE 19.
Number of food-insecure people (millions)
| Severely food insecure | Moderately or severely food insecure | |||||||
| 2014–2016 | 2017–2019 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | 2014–2016 | 2017–2019 | 2019–2021 | 2020–2022 | |
| World | 575.7 | 677.7 | 832.6 | 892.7 | 1 626.1 | 1 899.7 | 2 205.3 | 2 335.5 |
| Arab States | 46.8 | 49.7 | 52.2 | 56.6 | 129.0 | 145.2 | 156.9 | 166.7 |
| Low-income countries | 15.6 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 44.6 | 51.9 | 61.4 | 67.2 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 17.3 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 19.1 | 50.8 | 56.0 | 57.2 | 60.8 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 10.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 22.7 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 28.3 |
| High-income countries | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| Arab States LDCs | 14.5 | 16.3 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 41.0 | 48.7 | 57.4 | 63.1 |
| Conflict countries | 24.3 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 63.6 | 73.4 | 82.5 | 88.6 |
| Non-conflict countries | 22.5 | 21.6 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 65.4 | 71.8 | 74.5 | 78.1 |
| Algeria | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Bahrain | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Comoros | n.a. | n.a. | 0.2 | 0.2 | n.a. | n.a. | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Djibouti | n.a. | n.a. | 0.2 | 0.2 | n.a. | n.a. | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Egypt | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 27.1 | 32.4 | 29.3 | 31.1 |
| Iraq | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Jordan | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Kuwait | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Lebanon | n.a. | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | n.a. | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Libya | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Mauritania | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Morocco | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Oman | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Palestine | n.a. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | n.a. | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Qatar | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Saudi Arabia | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Somalia | n.a. | n.a. | 6.9 | 7.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 12.8 | 13.6 |
| Sudan | 5.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 23.7 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tunisia | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | n.a. | n.a. | <0.1 | 0.1 | n.a. | n.a. | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Yemen | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 18.9 | 22.2 |
Note: n.a. = data not available; n.r. = not reported.
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
TABLE 20.
Prevalence of food insecurity by sex (percent)
| Severe food insecurity | Moderate or severe food insecurity | |||||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||
| 2014–2016 | 2020–2022 | 2014–2016 | 2020–2022 | 2014–2016 | 2020–2022 | 2014–2016 | 2020–2022 | |
| World | 6.5 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 25.2 | 20.7 | 28.1 |
| Arab States | 9.9 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 28.2 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 37.2 |
| Low-income countries | 14.5 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 42.8 | 54.5 | 45.2 | 58.3 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 7.9 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 23.3 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 28.7 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 14.6 | 14.6 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 34.0 | 37.8 | 40.5 | 46.7 |
| High-income countries | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 20.6 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 16.5 |
| Arab States LDCs | 15.8 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 46.2 | 60.0 | 48.3 | 62.8 |
| Conflict countries | 15.3 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 41.7 | 48.8 | 45.6 | 55.4 |
| Non-conflict countries | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 22.5 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 27.4 |
| Algeria | 11.9 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 24.2 | 17.0 |
| Bahrain | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Comoros | n.a. | 26.4 | n.a. | 28.4 | n.a. | 79.5 | n.a. | 80.0 |
| Djibouti | n.a. | 17.6 | n.a. | 15.4 | n.a. | 49.3 | n.a. | 49.2 |
| Egypt | 7.0 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 23.2 | 27.0 | 32.3 | 29.9 |
| Iraq | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Jordan | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Kuwait | 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Lebanon | n.a. | 11.9 | n.a. | 13.3 | n.a. | 35.7 | n.a. | 37.3 |
| Libya | 9.0 | 17.5 | 13.4 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 34.8 | 34.1 | 44.8 |
| Mauritania | 4.4 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 25.1 | 54.5 | 27.5 | 52.9 |
| Morocco | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Oman | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Palestine | n.a. | 3.4 | n.a. | 4.6 | n.a. | 26.0 | n.a. | 30.2 |
| Qatar | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Saudi Arabia | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Somalia | n.a. | 43.4 | n.a. | 43.4 | n.a. | 79.5 | n.a. | 79.5 |
| Sudan | 13.4 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 41.4 | 51.9 | 41.4 | 51.9 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tunisia | 8.8 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 18.3 | 28.8 | 18.0 | 28.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | n.a. | 1.4 | n.a. | 1.1 | n.a. | 11.4 | n.a. | 8.2 |
| Yemen | 10.4 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 42.6 | 62.7 | 48.7 | 71.7 |
Note: n.a. = data not available; n.r. = not reported.
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Suite of Food Security Indicators. In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
TABLE 21.
Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| World | 33 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 24.6 | 23 | 22.7 | 22.3 |
| Arab States | 28.0 | 27.1 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 19.9 |
| Low-income countries | 39.9 | 39.8 | 36.7 | 35.1 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 30.5 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 24.4 | 21.9 | 20.7 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.0 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 24.5 | 24.2 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| High-income countries | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| Arab States LDCs | 43.5 | 42.7 | 39.3 | 37.4 | 35.2 | 32.9 | 32.3 | 31.2 |
| Conflict countries | 36.8 | 36.6 | 33.5 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 26.5 |
| Non-conflict countries | 21.5 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.7 |
| Algeria | 22.3 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Bahrain | 10.9 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Comoros | 43.9 | 41.8 | 35.5 | 31.9 | 27.2 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 18.8 |
| Djibouti | 33.7 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 29.6 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 18.7 |
| Egypt | 25.9 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.4 |
| Iraq | 27.9 | 27.1 | 22.5 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 9.9 |
| Jordan | 10.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Kuwait | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Lebanon | 17.8 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Libya | 18.4 | 21.2 | 26.3 | 30.0 | 37.7 | 47.9 | 49.6 | 52.2 |
| Mauritania | 39.3 | 32.1 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.1 |
| Morocco | 25.2 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.8 |
| Oman | 14.6 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| Palestine | 9.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Qatar | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| Somalia | 33.0 | 33.9 | 30.1 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 18.0 |
| Sudan | 39.3 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 36.0 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 28.3 | 29.7 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 25.4 |
| Tunisia | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Yemen | 55.4 | 56.1 | 50.4 | 46.9 | 42.3 | 37.6 | 36.7 | 35.1 |
Source: Based on UNICEF, WHO & World Bank. 2023. Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition. UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. 2023 edition. https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition
TABLE 22.
Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| World | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Arab States | n.a. | ||||||
| Low-income countries | n.a. | ||||||
| Lower-middle-income countries | 3.0 | ||||||
| Upper-middle-income countries | 2.4 | ||||||
| High-income countries | 4.7 | ||||||
| Arab States LDCs | n.a. | ||||||
| Conflict countries | n.a. | ||||||
| Non-conflict countries | 3.2 | ||||||
| Algeria | 3.1 | 2.7 | |||||
| Comoros | 13.3 | ||||||
| Djibouti | 10.6 | ||||||
| Egypt | 5.3 | ||||||
| Iraq | 6.6 | ||||||
| Jordan | 0.6 | ||||||
| Kuwait | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Mauritania | 15.3 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 13.6 | ||
| Morocco | 2.3 | ||||||
| Palestine | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||||
| Sudan | 15.4 | ||||||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9 | 11.5 | |||||
| Tunisia | 2.9 | ||||||
| Yemen | 13.8 |
Source: Based on UNICEF, WHO & World Bank. 2023. Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition. UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. 2023 edition. https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition
TABLE 23.
Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 years of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| World | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Arab States | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Low-income countries | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 11.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 8.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| High-income countries | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| Arab States LDCs | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Conflict countries | 7.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Non-conflict countries | 10.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| Algeria | 12.8 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| Comoros | 13.5 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Djibouti | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Egypt | 12.1 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
| Iraq | 7.8 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| Jordan | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Kuwait | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
| Lebanon | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Libya | 16.2 | 22.9 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.7 |
| Mauritania | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Morocco | 13.3 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| Oman | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Palestine | 6.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Qatar | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Somalia | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Sudan | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 17.0 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Tunisia | 4.0 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 19.0 |
| Yemen | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Source: Based on UNICEF, WHO & World Bank. 2023. Levels and Trends in Child Malnutrition. UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. 2023 edition. https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition
TABLE 24.
Prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| World | 31.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 29.9 |
| Arab States | 38.1 | 36.2 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 33.2 |
| Low-income countries | 47.3 | 45.4 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 35.7 | 34.1 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 30.2 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 37.0 | 33.9 | 30.5 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.4 |
| High-income countries | 31.2 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 27.1 |
| Arab States LDCs | 50.5 | 48.7 | 46.6 | 46.1 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 45.9 |
| Conflict countries | 44.5 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.2 |
| Non-conflict countries | 34.9 | 33.2 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.9 |
| Algeria | 37.6 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.3 |
| Bahrain | 43.3 | 40.1 | 36.9 | 36.3 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 35.4 |
| Comoros | 38.4 | 35.8 | 33.2 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.8 |
| Djibouti | 37.2 | 33.3 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.3 |
| Egypt | 35.5 | 34.5 | 31.9 | 31.0 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 |
| Iraq | 39.5 | 35.9 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| Jordan | 30.4 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 30.5 | 33.2 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 37.7 |
| Kuwait | 24.1 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 |
| Lebanon | 26.6 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 28.3 |
| Libya | 32.6 | 30.7 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 29.9 |
| Mauritania | 48.7 | 47.7 | 45.9 | 45.1 | 44.2 | 43.7 | 43.5 | 43.3 |
| Morocco | 35.3 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 29.8 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.9 |
| Oman | 37.8 | 33.8 | 29.7 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| Palestine | 36.7 | 34.5 | 31.3 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 31.0 |
| Qatar | 31.4 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 31.7 | 29.2 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.5 |
| Somalia | 47.9 | 46.6 | 44.6 | 44.0 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.1 |
| Sudan | 42.9 | 40.2 | 37.4 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.5 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 36.8 | 34.4 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 32.8 |
| Tunisia | 31.5 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 32.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 24.3 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.3 |
| Yemen | 66.1 | 64.3 | 62.1 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 61.5 |
Source: Based on WHO. 2021. Global anaemia estimates, Edition 2021. In: WHO | Global Health Observatory (GHO) data repository. Geneva, Switzerland. [Cited 20 April 2023]. www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/anaemia_in_women_and_children
Note: The estimates refer to women aged 15 to 49 years, including pregnant, non-pregnant women and lactating women and were adjusted for altitude and smoking. WHO defines anaemia in pregnant women as a haemoglobin concentration <110 g/L at sea level, and anaemia in non-pregnant women and lactating women as a haemoglobin concentration <120 g/L.
Note: The estimates refer to women aged 15 to 49 years, including pregnant, non-pregnant women and lactating women and were adjusted for altitude and smoking. WHO defines anaemia in pregnant women as a haemoglobin concentration <110 g/L at sea level, and anaemia in non-pregnant women and lactating women as a haemoglobin concentration <120 g/L.
TABLE 25.
Prevalence of obesity among adults (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| World | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Arab States | 17.6 | 20.1 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 27.6 |
| Low-income countries | 11.4 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.1 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 17.7 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 19.8 | 22.1 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 29.1 |
| High-income countries | 22.7 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 33.0 |
| Arab States LDCs | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
| Conflict countries | 13.9 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.5 |
| Non-conflict countries | 18.8 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 29.6 |
| Algeria | 17.4 | 20.2 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.4 |
| Bahrain | 22.9 | 24.7 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.8 |
| Comoros | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Djibouti | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Egypt | 22.2 | 24.9 | 28.0 | 29.3 | 30.6 | 31.3 | 32.0 |
| Iraq | 22.2 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 30.4 |
| Jordan | 26.4 | 29.2 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 35.5 |
| Kuwait | 29.6 | 32.0 | 34.6 | 35.6 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.9 |
| Lebanon | 24.6 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 32.0 |
| Libya | 23.5 | 26.0 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 32.5 |
| Mauritania | 6.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
| Morocco | 16.7 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.1 |
| Oman | 18.0 | 20.0 | 23.1 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 27.0 |
| Qatar | 26.2 | 28.7 | 31.1 | 32.4 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26.2 | 28.4 | 31.5 | 32.8 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 35.4 |
| Somalia | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 18.2 | 20.7 | 23.8 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 |
| Tunisia | 18.2 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 26.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21.8 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.7 |
| Yemen | 8.8 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.1 |
Source: Based on WHO. 2020. Global Health Observatory (GHO) data repository. In: WHO. [Cited 28 April 2020]. https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main. A900A?lang=en
TABLE 26.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| World | 37.0 | 47.7 | |||||
| Arab States | 34.6 | n.a. | |||||
| Low-income countries | 33.2 | n.a. | |||||
| Lower-middle-income countries | 39.7 | n.a. | |||||
| Upper-middle-income countries | 19.9 | 24.4 | |||||
| High-income countries | n.a. | n.a. | |||||
| Arab States LDCs | 29.4 | n.a. | |||||
| Conflict countries | 28.7 | n.a. | |||||
| Non-conflict countries | 38.9 | n.a. | |||||
| Algeria | 12.6 | 25.4 | 28.6 | ||||
| Comoros | 10.2 | 11.4 | |||||
| Djibouti | 12.4 | ||||||
| Egypt | 56.1 | 41.1 | |||||
| Iraq | 11.6 | ||||||
| Jordan | 22.7 | 17.8 | |||||
| Mauritania | 20.2 | 41.1 | 40.9 | ||||
| Palestine | 38.9 | ||||||
| Qatar | 29.3 | ||||||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 28.5 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 8.5 |
Source: Based on UNICEF. 2022. Infant and young child feeding. In: UNICEF. [Cited 6 April 2023]. https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/infant-and-young-child-feeding/
TABLE 27.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| World | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| Arab States | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Low-income countries | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| High-income countries | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Arab States LDCs | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Conflict countries | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
| Non-conflict countries | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Algeria | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Bahrain | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Comoros | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.0 |
| Iraq | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Jordan | 14.6 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 |
| Kuwait | 10.1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Lebanon | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Morocco | 18.3 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Oman | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Palestine | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Qatar | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Tunisia | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Source: Based on UNICEF & WHO. 2023. Low birthweight joint estimates 2023 edition. [Cited 12 July 2023]. www.who.int/teams/nutrition-and-food-safety/monitoring-nutritional-status-and-food-safety-and-events/joint-low-birthweight-estimates
TABLE 28.
Affordability of a healthy diet
| Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (million) | Percentage of people unable to afford a healthy diet (percent) | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| World | 3 124.9 | 3 019.1 | 3 005.5 | 3 191.9 | 3 139.5 | 43.8 | 41.8 | 41.2 | 43.3 | 42.2 |
| Arab States | 137.5 | 143.3 | 142.6 | 145.4 | 141.6 | 45.9 | 46.9 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 43.8 |
| Low-income countries | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 94.2 | 97.8 | 95.0 | 94.5 | 93.8 | 47.1 | 48.1 | 45.9 | 45.0 | 44.0 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 16.8 | 16.1 |
| High-income countries | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Arab States LDCs | 39.2 | 41.5 | 43.8 | 45.3 | 42.6 | 85.5 | 87.7 | 89.9 | 90.5 | 82.9 |
| Conflict countries | 42.6 | 45.0 | 46.9 | 50.0 | 47.0 | 53.1 | 54.5 | 55.3 | 57.5 | 52.7 |
| Non-conflict countries | 94.8 | 98.4 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 94.6 | 43.3 | 44.1 | 42.2 | 41.4 | 40.4 |
| Algeria | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 32.5 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 31.1 | 32.4 |
| Bahrain | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Djibouti | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 65.8 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 66.7 | 65.3 |
| Egypt | 68.6 | 72.7 | 70.9 | 67.9 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 70.1 | 67.2 | 63.2 | 61.6 |
| Iraq | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 19.2 | 18.4 |
| Jordan | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Kuwait | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Mauritania | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 61.7 | 61.1 | 59.7 | 60.9 | 62.4 |
| Morocco | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 15.5 |
| Oman | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Palestine | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 15.4 |
| Qatar | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Saudi Arabia | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Sudan | 36.0 | 38.2 | 40.5 | 41.8 | 39.0 | 88.4 | 90.9 | 93.6 | 94.1 | 85.4 |
| Tunisia | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 18.0 | 17.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD
TABLE 29.
Cost of a healthy diet (PPP dollars per person per day)
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| World | 3 295 | 3 355 | 3 431 | 3 511 | 3 662 |
| Arab States | 3 223 | 3 309 | 3 400 | 3 468 | 3 553 |
| Low-income countries | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. | n.r. |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 3 285 | 3 354 | 3 403 | 3 389 | 3 539 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 3 395 | 3 459 | 3 517 | 3 577 | 3 701 |
| High-income countries | 3 018 | 3 105 | 3 206 | 3 383 | 3 599 |
| Arab States LDCs | 3 307 | 3 454 | 3 649 | 3 704 | 3 427 |
| Conflict countries | 3 526 | 3 693 | 3 920 | 3 924 | 3 373 |
| Non-conflict countries | 3 180 | 3 255 | 3 325 | 3 403 | 3 578 |
| Algeria | 3 763 | 3 822 | 3 796 | 3 760 | 4 043 |
| Bahrain | 3 379 | 3 463 | 3 573 | 3 835 | 4 036 |
| Djibouti | 2 797 | 2 866 | 2 985 | 3 112 | 3 250 |
| Egypt | 3 457 | 3 507 | 3 503 | 3 369 | 3 506 |
| Iraq | 3 378 | 3 464 | 3 534 | 3 540 | 3 665 |
| Jordan | 3 412 | 3 454 | 3 500 | 3 614 | 3 737 |
| Kuwait | 3 344 | 3 407 | 3 468 | 3 606 | 3 997 |
| Mauritania | 3 451 | 3 574 | 3 654 | 3 692 | 3 948 |
| Morocco | 2 710 | 2 752 | 2 759 | 2 797 | 2 905 |
| Oman | 2 815 | 2 838 | 2 921 | 3 021 | 3 141 |
| Palestine | 3 342 | 3 398 | 3 493 | 3 356 | 3 285 |
| Qatar | 2 375 | 2 426 | 2 484 | 2 577 | 2 708 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 441 | 3 663 | 3 888 | 4 148 | 4 441 |
| Sudan | 3 674 | 3 921 | 4 306 | 4 308 | 3 081 |
| Tunisia | 3 476 | 3 559 | 3 628 | 3 639 | 3 833 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 755 | 2 835 | 2 902 | 3 111 | 3 269 |
Source: Based on FAO. 2023. Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). In: FAOSTAT. Rome. [Cited July 2023]. www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD