Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Egypt

Prevalence of undernourishment in Egypt in 2023 — 9.4%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 4.6 pp.

2023 9.4% +0.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 109of 165
Period maximum 9.4%2023
Period minimum 4.8%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Egypt, 2001–202346810200120042007201020132016201920222001: 4.8%2002: 5%2003: 5.5%2004: 5.8%2005: 5.8%2006: 5.4%2007: 5.1%2008: 5%2009: 4.9%2010: 5.1%2011: 5.2%2012: 5.7%2013: 6.1%2014: 6.4%2015: 6.5%2016: 6.6%2017: 6.6%2018: 6.4%2019: 6.6%2020: 7.1%2021: 7.9%2022: 8.8%2023: 9.4%
Change over the period: +4.6 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Egypt 9.4%
World 8.5%
Northern Africa computed 7.4%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.4 +0.6 pp
2022 8.8 +0.9 pp
2021 7.9 +0.8 pp
2020 7.1 +0.5 pp
2019 6.6 +0.2 pp
2018 6.4 −0.2 pp
2017 6.6 +0 pp
2016 6.6 +0.1 pp
2015 6.5 +0.1 pp
2014 6.4 +0.3 pp
2013 6.1 +0.4 pp
2012 5.7 +0.5 pp
2011 5.2 +0.1 pp
2010 5.1 +0.2 pp
2009 4.9 −0.1 pp
2008 5 −0.1 pp
2007 5.1 −0.3 pp
2006 5.4 −0.4 pp
2005 5.8 +0 pp
2004 5.8 +0.3 pp
2003 5.5 +0.5 pp
2002 5 +0.2 pp
2001 4.8

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.