The number of calories needed to lift the undernourished from their status, everything else being constant. The average intensity of food deprivation of the undernourished, estimated as the difference between the average dietary energy requirement and the average dietary energy consumption of the undernourished population (food-deprived), is multiplied by the number of undernourished to provide an estimate of the total food deficit in the country, which is then normalized by the total population.

Depth of the food deficit (Kcal per person per day)

200020052010201120122013201420152016
Brunei Darussalam191218201917151312
Cambodia24315311911811711410810297
China1311291081019488837874
Fiji322930303130303030
Indonesia113135113947663555151
Kiribati312930292725242322
Republic of Korea121310976544
Lao People’s Democratic Republic300235171160149139134131128
Malaysia142426252423201714
Mongolia313281223205192182174165156
Myanmar444313171149132120113108103
Philippines15412887879195979693
Samoa532523232223232222
Solomon Islands908067676564656770
Thailand14911369686563605753
Timor-Leste302227223220214207198190184
Vanuatu524937373940404141
Viet Nam22815011911010399958983
Armenia13310543464849484541
Azerbaijan1874623211816151312
Georgia935958687776686055
Kazakhstan283821202020201918
Kyrgyzstan958761555045424140
Tajikistan262336297292286276268258250
Turkmenistan624132323230272422
Uzbekistan5711460585245373129
Afghanistan309256158151149151158166173
Bangladesh189118119120121122122120116
India120149115112111110110110109
Maldives729579675851453934
Nepal15712174645853504951
Pakistan159194167166167169170171172
Sri Lanka265269238230224217209200192