Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sub-Saharan Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 21.9%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 3.4 pp.

2023 21.9% +0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 25.3%2001
Period minimum 17.7%2013

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2023161820222426200120042007201020132016201920222001: 25.3%2002: 24.8%2003: 24.2%2004: 23.2%2005: 22.1%2006: 21%2007: 20.2%2008: 19.5%2009: 18.8%2010: 18.4%2011: 18.2%2012: 18.2%2013: 17.7%2014: 17.7%2015: 18.1%2016: 18.4%2017: 18.7%2018: 18.9%2019: 19.6%2020: 20.4%2021: 20.9%2022: 21.6%2023: 21.9%
Change over the period: −3.4 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 21.9%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.9 +0.3 pp
2022 21.6 +0.8 pp
2021 20.9 +0.4 pp
2020 20.4 +0.8 pp
2019 19.6 +0.8 pp
2018 18.9 +0.2 pp
2017 18.7 +0.2 pp
2016 18.4 +0.3 pp
2015 18.1 +0.4 pp
2014 17.7 +0 pp
2013 17.7 −0.5 pp
2012 18.2 −0.1 pp
2011 18.2 −0.2 pp
2010 18.4 −0.4 pp
2009 18.8 −0.6 pp
2008 19.5 −0.8 pp
2007 20.2 −0.8 pp
2006 21 −1.1 pp
2005 22.1 −1.1 pp
2004 23.2 −0.9 pp
2003 24.2 −0.6 pp
2002 24.8 −0.6 pp
2001 25.3

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.