Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Burkina Faso

Prevalence of undernourishment in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 13.1%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 9.3 pp.

2023 13.1% −0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank 123of 165
Period maximum 22.4%2001
Period minimum 13.1%2023

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Burkina Faso, 2001–202312.51517.52022.5200120042007201020132016201920222001: 22.4%2002: 20.4%2003: 18.5%2004: 17.4%2005: 17%2006: 16.5%2007: 15.9%2008: 15.4%2009: 15%2010: 15%2011: 14.6%2012: 14.1%2013: 13.5%2014: 13.4%2015: 13.6%2016: 14%2017: 14%2018: 14.5%2019: 14.3%2020: 14.9%2021: 14.3%2022: 13.9%2023: 13.1%
Change over the period: −9.3 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 13.1%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.1 −0.8 pp
2022 13.9 −0.4 pp
2021 14.3 −0.6 pp
2020 14.9 +0.6 pp
2019 14.3 −0.2 pp
2018 14.5 +0.5 pp
2017 14 +0 pp
2016 14 +0.4 pp
2015 13.6 +0.2 pp
2014 13.4 −0.1 pp
2013 13.5 −0.6 pp
2012 14.1 −0.5 pp
2011 14.6 −0.4 pp
2010 15 +0 pp
2009 15 −0.4 pp
2008 15.4 −0.5 pp
2007 15.9 −0.6 pp
2006 16.5 −0.5 pp
2005 17 −0.4 pp
2004 17.4 −1.1 pp
2003 18.5 −1.9 pp
2002 20.4 −2 pp
2001 22.4

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.