This is one way to map hunger – by percentage of undernourished in the total population.

The map shows the prevalence of undernourishment in the total population of developing countries as of 2006-08 – the most recent period for which complete data are available. Undernourishment exists when caloric intake is below the minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER). The MDER is the amount of energy needed for light activity and a minimum acceptable weight for attained height, and it varies by country and from year to year depending on the gender and age structure of the population.

Click here to download the FAO Hunger Map.

If you want to study the geography of hunger in more depth, go to this up-to-date hunger portal.

If you have another map on hunger, poverty, nutrition, national statistics on foreign aid, etc., send us the link or save it as a PDF file and send it to us. We just might post it here. Write to: info@endinghunger.org

Note:  if you didn’t develop the map yourself, be sure to give credit!