Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sierra Leone

Prevalence of undernourishment in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 24.1%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 25.9 pp.

2023 24.1% −1.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 150of 165
Period maximum 50%2001
Period minimum 21.6%2011

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sierra Leone, 2001–202320304050200120042007201020132016201920222001: 50%2002: 49.2%2003: 47%2004: 44.4%2005: 40.2%2006: 36%2007: 31.9%2008: 28.1%2009: 24.8%2010: 22.5%2011: 21.6%2012: 21.9%2013: 23.2%2014: 23.2%2015: 24.1%2016: 24.5%2017: 26%2018: 27%2019: 27.8%2020: 27.5%2021: 26.3%2022: 25.2%2023: 24.1%
Change over the period: −25.9 pp Annual average: -1.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 24.1%
World 8.5%
Western Africa computed 16%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 24.1 −1.1 pp
2022 25.2 −1.1 pp
2021 26.3 −1.2 pp
2020 27.5 −0.3 pp
2019 27.8 +0.8 pp
2018 27 +1 pp
2017 26 +1.5 pp
2016 24.5 +0.4 pp
2015 24.1 +0.9 pp
2014 23.2 +0 pp
2013 23.2 +1.3 pp
2012 21.9 +0.3 pp
2011 21.6 −0.9 pp
2010 22.5 −2.3 pp
2009 24.8 −3.3 pp
2008 28.1 −3.8 pp
2007 31.9 −4.1 pp
2006 36 −4.2 pp
2005 40.2 −4.2 pp
2004 44.4 −2.6 pp
2003 47 −2.2 pp
2002 49.2 −0.8 pp
2001 50

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.