Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Madagascar

Prevalence of undernourishment in Madagascar in 2023 — 39.5%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2023 39.5% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 163of 165
Period maximum 40.6%2020
Period minimum 27.4%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Madagascar, 2001–20232530354045200120042007201020132016201920222001: 33.4%2002: 34.8%2003: 36.1%2004: 34.6%2005: 32.9%2006: 30.6%2007: 30.2%2008: 30%2009: 29.4%2010: 28.1%2011: 27.4%2012: 28.6%2013: 30.1%2014: 32.1%2015: 33.3%2016: 35%2017: 36%2018: 37.5%2019: 38.9%2020: 40.6%2021: 39.9%2022: 39.9%2023: 39.5%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 39.5%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 39.5 −0.4 pp
2022 39.9 +0 pp
2021 39.9 −0.7 pp
2020 40.6 +1.7 pp
2019 38.9 +1.4 pp
2018 37.5 +1.5 pp
2017 36 +1 pp
2016 35 +1.7 pp
2015 33.3 +1.2 pp
2014 32.1 +2 pp
2013 30.1 +1.5 pp
2012 28.6 +1.2 pp
2011 27.4 −0.7 pp
2010 28.1 −1.3 pp
2009 29.4 −0.6 pp
2008 30 −0.2 pp
2007 30.2 −0.4 pp
2006 30.6 −2.3 pp
2005 32.9 −1.7 pp
2004 34.6 −1.5 pp
2003 36.1 +1.3 pp
2002 34.8 +1.4 pp
2001 33.4

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.