Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Benin

Prevalence of undernourishment in Benin in 2023 — 14.3%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 165.

2023 14.3% +1 pp vs 2022
World rank 125of 165
Period maximum 14.3%2001
Period minimum 8.2%2008

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Benin, 2001–2023810121416200120042007201020132016201920222001: 14.3%2002: 12.8%2003: 11.2%2004: 10.4%2005: 9.2%2006: 8.9%2007: 8.5%2008: 8.2%2009: 8.7%2010: 9.1%2011: 9.6%2012: 9.4%2013: 9.2%2014: 9.2%2015: 9.1%2016: 9.7%2017: 10.5%2018: 11.4%2019: 11.8%2020: 11.7%2021: 12.5%2022: 13.3%2023: 14.3%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 14.3%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.3 +1 pp
2022 13.3 +0.8 pp
2021 12.5 +0.8 pp
2020 11.7 −0.1 pp
2019 11.8 +0.4 pp
2018 11.4 +0.9 pp
2017 10.5 +0.8 pp
2016 9.7 +0.6 pp
2015 9.1 −0.1 pp
2014 9.2 +0 pp
2013 9.2 −0.2 pp
2012 9.4 −0.2 pp
2011 9.6 +0.5 pp
2010 9.1 +0.4 pp
2009 8.7 +0.5 pp
2008 8.2 −0.3 pp
2007 8.5 −0.4 pp
2006 8.9 −0.3 pp
2005 9.2 −1.2 pp
2004 10.4 −0.8 pp
2003 11.2 −1.6 pp
2002 12.8 −1.5 pp
2001 14.3

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.