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 Argentina whose habitual food intake is insufficient to maintain an active and healthy life was estimated at *** percent between 2022 and 2024. Argentina's prevalence of undernourishment in the country's total population is relatively low compared to other South American and Caribbean countries where, in some cases, the percentages exceed ** percent. Argentina has slightly improved compared to the previous decade when the prevalence of undernourishment stood at *** percent.
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (August 12, 2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024." Chart. August 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2025). Prevalence of undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Prevalence of undernourishment in Argentina between 2004 and 2024 [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, August 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034131/undernourishment-prevalence-argentina/
