Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Western Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Western Africa in 2023 — 16%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.8 pp.

2023 16% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16%2023
Period minimum 11.4%2016

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Western Africa, 2001–202310121416200120042007201020132016201920222001: 14.2%2002: 13.8%2003: 13.4%2004: 13%2005: 12.7%2006: 12.4%2007: 12%2008: 11.7%2009: 11.6%2010: 11.8%2011: 12.1%2012: 12.3%2013: 12.1%2014: 11.9%2015: 11.6%2016: 11.4%2017: 11.6%2018: 11.8%2019: 12.7%2020: 13.4%2021: 14.4%2022: 15.2%2023: 16%
Change over the period: +1.8 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 16%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16 +0.8 pp
2022 15.2 +0.8 pp
2021 14.4 +1 pp
2020 13.4 +0.7 pp
2019 12.7 +1 pp
2018 11.8 +0.1 pp
2017 11.6 +0.2 pp
2016 11.4 −0.2 pp
2015 11.6 −0.3 pp
2014 11.9 −0.2 pp
2013 12.1 −0.2 pp
2012 12.3 +0.2 pp
2011 12.1 +0.3 pp
2010 11.8 +0.2 pp
2009 11.6 −0.1 pp
2008 11.7 −0.3 pp
2007 12 −0.3 pp
2006 12.4 −0.3 pp
2005 12.7 −0.3 pp
2004 13 −0.4 pp
2003 13.4 −0.4 pp
2002 13.8 −0.4 pp
2001 14.2

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.