Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Southern Africa in 2023 — 10.9%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2023 10.9% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.9%2023
Period minimum 4.8%2004

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Africa, 2001–20234681012200120042007201020132016201920222001: 5%2002: 4.9%2003: 4.9%2004: 4.8%2005: 4.9%2006: 5.1%2007: 5.3%2008: 5.4%2009: 6%2010: 6.5%2011: 6.8%2012: 6.8%2013: 7%2014: 7.7%2015: 7.8%2016: 7.6%2017: 7.4%2018: 7.6%2019: 8.3%2020: 9.6%2021: 10.3%2022: 10.8%2023: 10.9%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Africa 10.9%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.9 +0.1 pp
2022 10.8 +0.5 pp
2021 10.3 +0.7 pp
2020 9.6 +1.3 pp
2019 8.3 +0.7 pp
2018 7.6 +0.2 pp
2017 7.4 −0.3 pp
2016 7.6 −0.2 pp
2015 7.8 +0.2 pp
2014 7.7 +0.7 pp
2013 7 +0.2 pp
2012 6.8 −0 pp
2011 6.8 +0.3 pp
2010 6.5 +0.5 pp
2009 6 +0.6 pp
2008 5.4 +0.1 pp
2007 5.3 +0.2 pp
2006 5.1 +0.2 pp
2005 4.9 +0.1 pp
2004 4.8 −0.1 pp
2003 4.9 −0 pp
2002 4.9 −0.1 pp
2001 5

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.