Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Cameroon

Prevalence of undernourishment in Cameroon in 2023 — 4.8%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 19.4 pp.

2023 4.8% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 78of 165
Period maximum 24.2%2001
Period minimum 4.1%2012

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Cameroon, 2001–20230102030200120042007201020132016201920222001: 24.2%2002: 22%2003: 19.6%2004: 16.8%2005: 13.8%2006: 11.2%2007: 9.1%2008: 7.3%2009: 5.9%2010: 4.9%2011: 4.3%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.5%2015: 4.8%2016: 5.4%2017: 6%2018: 6.2%2019: 6.1%2020: 5.9%2021: 5.5%2022: 5.1%2023: 4.8%
Change over the period: −19.4 pp Annual average: -0.88 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Cameroon 4.8%
World 8.5%
Middle Africa computed 29.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.8 −0.3 pp
2022 5.1 −0.4 pp
2021 5.5 −0.4 pp
2020 5.9 −0.2 pp
2019 6.1 −0.1 pp
2018 6.2 +0.2 pp
2017 6 +0.6 pp
2016 5.4 +0.6 pp
2015 4.8 +0.3 pp
2014 4.5 +0.3 pp
2013 4.2 +0.1 pp
2012 4.1 −0.2 pp
2011 4.3 −0.6 pp
2010 4.9 −1 pp
2009 5.9 −1.4 pp
2008 7.3 −1.8 pp
2007 9.1 −2.1 pp
2006 11.2 −2.6 pp
2005 13.8 −3 pp
2004 16.8 −2.8 pp
2003 19.6 −2.4 pp
2002 22 −2.2 pp
2001 24.2

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.