Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sao Tome and Principe

Prevalence of undernourishment in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 17.4%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.9 pp.

2023 17.4% +0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 134of 165
Period maximum 18.5%2015
Period minimum 10.4%2005

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–20231012.51517.520200120042007201020132016201920222001: 15.5%2002: 13.8%2003: 12.3%2004: 11.1%2005: 10.4%2006: 10.6%2007: 11.6%2008: 13%2009: 14.7%2010: 16.5%2011: 17.6%2012: 17.4%2013: 17.4%2014: 18.1%2015: 18.5%2016: 18.3%2017: 17.9%2018: 17.8%2019: 16.9%2020: 15.9%2021: 16%2022: 16.7%2023: 17.4%
Change over the period: +1.9 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 17.4%
World 8.5%
Middle Africa computed 29.6%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.4 +0.7 pp
2022 16.7 +0.7 pp
2021 16 +0.1 pp
2020 15.9 −1 pp
2019 16.9 −0.9 pp
2018 17.8 −0.1 pp
2017 17.9 −0.4 pp
2016 18.3 −0.2 pp
2015 18.5 +0.4 pp
2014 18.1 +0.7 pp
2013 17.4 +0 pp
2012 17.4 −0.2 pp
2011 17.6 +1.1 pp
2010 16.5 +1.8 pp
2009 14.7 +1.7 pp
2008 13 +1.4 pp
2007 11.6 +1 pp
2006 10.6 +0.2 pp
2005 10.4 −0.7 pp
2004 11.1 −1.2 pp
2003 12.3 −1.5 pp
2002 13.8 −1.7 pp
2001 15.5

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.