Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritania

Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritania in 2023 — 8.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2023 8.7% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 165
Period maximum 10.3%2005
Period minimum 6.1%2013

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritania, 2001–2023681012200120042007201020132016201920222001: 9.8%2002: 9.2%2003: 9.5%2004: 9.5%2005: 10.3%2006: 9.3%2007: 8.4%2008: 7.3%2009: 7.1%2010: 7%2011: 6.5%2012: 6.2%2013: 6.1%2014: 6.3%2015: 6.5%2016: 6.7%2017: 6.6%2018: 6.5%2019: 6.6%2020: 7%2021: 7.8%2022: 8.6%2023: 8.7%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritania 8.7%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.7 +0.1 pp
2022 8.6 +0.8 pp
2021 7.8 +0.8 pp
2020 7 +0.4 pp
2019 6.6 +0.1 pp
2018 6.5 −0.1 pp
2017 6.6 −0.1 pp
2016 6.7 +0.2 pp
2015 6.5 +0.2 pp
2014 6.3 +0.2 pp
2013 6.1 −0.1 pp
2012 6.2 −0.3 pp
2011 6.5 −0.5 pp
2010 7 −0.1 pp
2009 7.1 −0.2 pp
2008 7.3 −1.1 pp
2007 8.4 −0.9 pp
2006 9.3 −1 pp
2005 10.3 +0.8 pp
2004 9.5 +0 pp
2003 9.5 +0.3 pp
2002 9.2 −0.6 pp
2001 9.8

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.