Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Middle Africa in 2023 — 29.6%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 4.4 pp.

2023 29.6% +0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 33.9%2001
Period minimum 22.8%2010

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle Africa, 2001–202320253035200120042007201020132016201920222001: 33.9%2002: 33.1%2003: 31.8%2004: 30.2%2005: 28.4%2006: 26.7%2007: 25.3%2008: 24%2009: 23.3%2010: 22.8%2011: 22.9%2012: 23.1%2013: 23.1%2014: 23.3%2015: 23.8%2016: 24.4%2017: 24.8%2018: 24.9%2019: 26.3%2020: 27.3%2021: 28.4%2022: 28.9%2023: 29.6%
Change over the period: −4.4 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 29.6%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.6 +0.7 pp
2022 28.9 +0.5 pp
2021 28.4 +1.1 pp
2020 27.3 +1.1 pp
2019 26.3 +1.4 pp
2018 24.9 +0.1 pp
2017 24.8 +0.4 pp
2016 24.4 +0.6 pp
2015 23.8 +0.5 pp
2014 23.3 +0.2 pp
2013 23.1 −0 pp
2012 23.1 +0.2 pp
2011 22.9 +0.1 pp
2010 22.8 −0.5 pp
2009 23.3 −0.7 pp
2008 24 −1.3 pp
2007 25.3 −1.4 pp
2006 26.7 −1.7 pp
2005 28.4 −1.9 pp
2004 30.2 −1.6 pp
2003 31.8 −1.3 pp
2002 33.1 −0.8 pp
2001 33.9

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.