Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Nigeria

Prevalence of undernourishment in Nigeria in 2023 — 19.9%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 11.2 pp.

2023 19.9% +1.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 139of 165
Period maximum 19.9%2023
Period minimum 8.7%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Nigeria, 2001–20235101520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 8.7%2002: 8.7%2003: 8.8%2004: 8.9%2005: 9.1%2006: 9.2%2007: 9.4%2008: 9.6%2009: 9.9%2010: 10.4%2011: 11.1%2012: 11.7%2013: 11.4%2014: 11.1%2015: 10.7%2016: 10.8%2017: 11.5%2018: 12.1%2019: 14.3%2020: 15.8%2021: 17.6%2022: 18.7%2023: 19.9%
Change over the period: +11.2 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nigeria 19.9%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.9 +1.2 pp
2022 18.7 +1.1 pp
2021 17.6 +1.8 pp
2020 15.8 +1.5 pp
2019 14.3 +2.2 pp
2018 12.1 +0.6 pp
2017 11.5 +0.7 pp
2016 10.8 +0.1 pp
2015 10.7 −0.4 pp
2014 11.1 −0.3 pp
2013 11.4 −0.3 pp
2012 11.7 +0.6 pp
2011 11.1 +0.7 pp
2010 10.4 +0.5 pp
2009 9.9 +0.3 pp
2008 9.6 +0.2 pp
2007 9.4 +0.2 pp
2006 9.2 +0.1 pp
2005 9.1 +0.2 pp
2004 8.9 +0.1 pp
2003 8.8 +0.1 pp
2002 8.7 +0 pp
2001 8.7

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.