Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Senegal

Prevalence of undernourishment in Senegal in 2023 — 5.1%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 16 pp.

2023 5.1% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 80of 165
Period maximum 21.1%2001
Period minimum 5.1%2022

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Senegal, 2001–20230102030200120042007201020132016201920222001: 21.1%2002: 20%2003: 18.6%2004: 17.1%2005: 15.8%2006: 14.6%2007: 12.2%2008: 10.9%2009: 10.3%2010: 10.9%2011: 11.1%2012: 11.3%2013: 11.2%2014: 11.1%2015: 10%2016: 8.9%2017: 8%2018: 7.1%2019: 6.2%2020: 5.3%2021: 5.2%2022: 5.1%2023: 5.1%
Change over the period: −16 pp Annual average: -0.73 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Senegal 5.1%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.1 +0 pp
2022 5.1 −0.1 pp
2021 5.2 −0.1 pp
2020 5.3 −0.9 pp
2019 6.2 −0.9 pp
2018 7.1 −0.9 pp
2017 8 −0.9 pp
2016 8.9 −1.1 pp
2015 10 −1.1 pp
2014 11.1 −0.1 pp
2013 11.2 −0.1 pp
2012 11.3 +0.2 pp
2011 11.1 +0.2 pp
2010 10.9 +0.6 pp
2009 10.3 −0.6 pp
2008 10.9 −1.3 pp
2007 12.2 −2.4 pp
2006 14.6 −1.2 pp
2005 15.8 −1.3 pp
2004 17.1 −1.5 pp
2003 18.6 −1.4 pp
2002 20 −1.1 pp
2001 21.1

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.