World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Overview

Only four countries have more chronically malnourished or stunted (too short for their age) children than Indonesia. The stunting rate is over 30 percent in most districts (with a range between 23 and 58 percent). Indonesia is also highly vulnerable to natural disasters – earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. In 2010, it ranked second in the world in terms of its vulnerability to extreme weather and geophysical events. On average, one million people are affected by disasters every year.