Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Ethiopia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Ethiopia in 2023 — 19.7%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 26.4 pp.

2023 19.7% −0.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 137of 165
Period maximum 46.1%2001
Period minimum 13%2016

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Ethiopia, 2001–20230204060200120042007201020132016201920222001: 46.1%2002: 43.2%2003: 41.6%2004: 39.1%2005: 36.4%2006: 32.7%2007: 29.4%2008: 26.3%2009: 23.9%2010: 22.4%2011: 21.2%2012: 19.8%2013: 17.7%2014: 15.2%2015: 13.6%2016: 13%2017: 14.1%2018: 16.1%2019: 18.5%2020: 20.3%2021: 20.6%2022: 20.2%2023: 19.7%
Change over the period: −26.4 pp Annual average: -1.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 19.7%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.7 −0.5 pp
2022 20.2 −0.4 pp
2021 20.6 +0.3 pp
2020 20.3 +1.8 pp
2019 18.5 +2.4 pp
2018 16.1 +2 pp
2017 14.1 +1.1 pp
2016 13 −0.6 pp
2015 13.6 −1.6 pp
2014 15.2 −2.5 pp
2013 17.7 −2.1 pp
2012 19.8 −1.4 pp
2011 21.2 −1.2 pp
2010 22.4 −1.5 pp
2009 23.9 −2.4 pp
2008 26.3 −3.1 pp
2007 29.4 −3.3 pp
2006 32.7 −3.7 pp
2005 36.4 −2.7 pp
2004 39.1 −2.5 pp
2003 41.6 −1.6 pp
2002 43.2 −2.9 pp
2001 46.1

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.