Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Guinea-Bissau

Prevalence of undernourishment in Guinea-Bissau in 2023 — 22.1%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 6.5 pp.

2023 22.1% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 146of 165
Period maximum 30.1%2014
Period minimum 12.4%2018

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Guinea-Bissau, 2001–2023101520253035200120042007201020132016201920222001: 15.6%2002: 16%2003: 16.9%2004: 18%2005: 18.6%2006: 19.3%2007: 20%2008: 20.7%2009: 21.5%2010: 22.6%2011: 23.7%2012: 25.1%2013: 29.1%2014: 30.1%2015: 28%2016: 19.8%2017: 13.6%2018: 12.4%2019: 13.1%2020: 16.7%2021: 19.5%2022: 22%2023: 22.1%
Change over the period: +6.5 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 22.1%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22.1 +0.1 pp
2022 22 +2.5 pp
2021 19.5 +2.8 pp
2020 16.7 +3.6 pp
2019 13.1 +0.7 pp
2018 12.4 −1.2 pp
2017 13.6 −6.2 pp
2016 19.8 −8.2 pp
2015 28 −2.1 pp
2014 30.1 +1 pp
2013 29.1 +4 pp
2012 25.1 +1.4 pp
2011 23.7 +1.1 pp
2010 22.6 +1.1 pp
2009 21.5 +0.8 pp
2008 20.7 +0.7 pp
2007 20 +0.7 pp
2006 19.3 +0.7 pp
2005 18.6 +0.6 pp
2004 18 +1.1 pp
2003 16.9 +0.9 pp
2002 16 +0.4 pp
2001 15.6

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.