Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mozambique

Prevalence of undernourishment in Mozambique in 2023 — 21.8%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 14.6 pp.

2023 21.8% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 143of 165
Period maximum 41.6%2016
Period minimum 19.9%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Mozambique, 2001–20231020304050200120042007201020132016201920222001: 36.4%2002: 34.9%2003: 32.8%2004: 30.9%2005: 29.2%2006: 27.3%2007: 25.4%2008: 23.6%2009: 21.7%2010: 20%2011: 19.9%2012: 21.6%2013: 26.4%2014: 32.6%2015: 39.9%2016: 41.6%2017: 38.3%2018: 32.5%2019: 28.3%2020: 25.8%2021: 22.8%2022: 21.8%2023: 21.8%
Change over the period: −14.6 pp Annual average: -0.66 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mozambique 21.8%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.8 +0 pp
2022 21.8 −1 pp
2021 22.8 −3 pp
2020 25.8 −2.5 pp
2019 28.3 −4.2 pp
2018 32.5 −5.8 pp
2017 38.3 −3.3 pp
2016 41.6 +1.7 pp
2015 39.9 +7.3 pp
2014 32.6 +6.2 pp
2013 26.4 +4.8 pp
2012 21.6 +1.7 pp
2011 19.9 −0.1 pp
2010 20 −1.7 pp
2009 21.7 −1.9 pp
2008 23.6 −1.8 pp
2007 25.4 −1.9 pp
2006 27.3 −1.9 pp
2005 29.2 −1.7 pp
2004 30.9 −1.9 pp
2003 32.8 −2.1 pp
2002 34.9 −1.5 pp
2001 36.4

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.