Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Niger

Prevalence of undernourishment in Niger in 2023 — 12.9%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 10.2 pp.

2023 12.9% +0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 121of 165
Period maximum 23.1%2001
Period minimum 10.1%2019

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Niger, 2001–202310152025200120042007201020132016201920222001: 23.1%2002: 22.2%2003: 21.1%2004: 19.1%2005: 18%2006: 17%2007: 16.1%2008: 15.2%2009: 14.3%2010: 14.6%2011: 14.8%2012: 15%2013: 14.5%2014: 13.7%2015: 12.7%2016: 12%2017: 11.1%2018: 10.9%2019: 10.1%2020: 10.9%2021: 11.4%2022: 12.7%2023: 12.9%
Change over the period: −10.2 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 12.9%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.9 +0.2 pp
2022 12.7 +1.3 pp
2021 11.4 +0.5 pp
2020 10.9 +0.8 pp
2019 10.1 −0.8 pp
2018 10.9 −0.2 pp
2017 11.1 −0.9 pp
2016 12 −0.7 pp
2015 12.7 −1 pp
2014 13.7 −0.8 pp
2013 14.5 −0.5 pp
2012 15 +0.2 pp
2011 14.8 +0.2 pp
2010 14.6 +0.3 pp
2009 14.3 −0.9 pp
2008 15.2 −0.9 pp
2007 16.1 −0.9 pp
2006 17 −1 pp
2005 18 −1.1 pp
2004 19.1 −2 pp
2003 21.1 −1.1 pp
2002 22.2 −0.9 pp
2001 23.1

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.