Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Gambia

Prevalence of undernourishment in the Gambia in 2023 — 16.8%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2023 16.8% −1.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 133of 165
Period maximum 19.9%2003
Period minimum 9.5%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Gambia, 2001–20235101520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 16.9%2002: 18.9%2003: 19.9%2004: 19.1%2005: 17.6%2006: 15.5%2007: 13.7%2008: 12%2009: 10.5%2010: 9.7%2011: 9.5%2012: 10.2%2013: 11.1%2014: 11.9%2015: 12.6%2016: 12.8%2017: 14.2%2018: 15%2019: 16.8%2020: 18%2021: 18.9%2022: 18.3%2023: 16.8%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 16.8%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.8 −1.5 pp
2022 18.3 −0.6 pp
2021 18.9 +0.9 pp
2020 18 +1.2 pp
2019 16.8 +1.8 pp
2018 15 +0.8 pp
2017 14.2 +1.4 pp
2016 12.8 +0.2 pp
2015 12.6 +0.7 pp
2014 11.9 +0.8 pp
2013 11.1 +0.9 pp
2012 10.2 +0.7 pp
2011 9.5 −0.2 pp
2010 9.7 −0.8 pp
2009 10.5 −1.5 pp
2008 12 −1.7 pp
2007 13.7 −1.8 pp
2006 15.5 −2.1 pp
2005 17.6 −1.5 pp
2004 19.1 −0.8 pp
2003 19.9 +1 pp
2002 18.9 +2 pp
2001 16.9

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.