Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Somalia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Somalia in 2023 — 53.2%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 16.8 pp.

2023 53.2% +0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 164of 165
Period maximum 72.5%2010
Period minimum 52.1%2020

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Somalia, 2001–202350607080200120042007201020132016201920222001: 70%2002: 69.9%2003: 69.8%2004: 69.7%2005: 69.7%2006: 69.7%2007: 69.7%2008: 69.8%2009: 71.8%2010: 72.5%2011: 71.5%2012: 67.4%2013: 63.3%2014: 61.4%2015: 60.7%2016: 60.2%2017: 59%2018: 56.2%2019: 53.9%2020: 52.1%2021: 52.1%2022: 52.8%2023: 53.2%
Change over the period: −16.8 pp Annual average: -0.76 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Somalia 53.2%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 53.2 +0.4 pp
2022 52.8 +0.7 pp
2021 52.1 +0 pp
2020 52.1 −1.8 pp
2019 53.9 −2.3 pp
2018 56.2 −2.8 pp
2017 59 −1.2 pp
2016 60.2 −0.5 pp
2015 60.7 −0.7 pp
2014 61.4 −1.9 pp
2013 63.3 −4.1 pp
2012 67.4 −4.1 pp
2011 71.5 −1 pp
2010 72.5 +0.7 pp
2009 71.8 +2 pp
2008 69.8 +0.1 pp
2007 69.7 +0 pp
2006 69.7 +0 pp
2005 69.7 +0 pp
2004 69.7 −0.1 pp
2003 69.8 −0.1 pp
2002 69.9 −0.1 pp
2001 70

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.