Undernourishment is not being able to meet the minimum level of dietary energy consumption - that required to be able to undertake daily tasks. This is measured against a minimum weight, which varies by height, age and gender.
In 1990, 840 million people, or 16% of the world population were undernourished. The largest counts of undernourished people are found in India and China. The highest percentage of undernourished people was in Mozambique, where 69% of the population did not have enough to eat.
Almost a quarter of all territories recorded no undernourishment in 1990. The regions of Japan, Eastern Europe and Western Europe are barely visible on the map.