Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Tanzania

Prevalence of undernourishment in Tanzania in 2023 — 20.2%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 12.6 pp.

2023 20.2% −1.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 141of 165
Period maximum 33.6%2002
Period minimum 20.2%2023

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Tanzania, 2001–202320253035200120042007201020132016201920222001: 32.8%2002: 33.6%2003: 32.1%2004: 31.5%2005: 28.5%2006: 27%2007: 25.9%2008: 25.1%2009: 24.6%2010: 23.7%2011: 22.7%2012: 21.7%2013: 21.2%2014: 21.1%2015: 21.3%2016: 21.9%2017: 22.6%2018: 22.9%2019: 23%2020: 22.8%2021: 22.4%2022: 21.4%2023: 20.2%
Change over the period: −12.6 pp Annual average: -0.57 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Tanzania 20.2%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.2 −1.2 pp
2022 21.4 −1 pp
2021 22.4 −0.4 pp
2020 22.8 −0.2 pp
2019 23 +0.1 pp
2018 22.9 +0.3 pp
2017 22.6 +0.7 pp
2016 21.9 +0.6 pp
2015 21.3 +0.2 pp
2014 21.1 −0.1 pp
2013 21.2 −0.5 pp
2012 21.7 −1 pp
2011 22.7 −1 pp
2010 23.7 −0.9 pp
2009 24.6 −0.5 pp
2008 25.1 −0.8 pp
2007 25.9 −1.1 pp
2006 27 −1.5 pp
2005 28.5 −3 pp
2004 31.5 −0.6 pp
2003 32.1 −1.5 pp
2002 33.6 +0.8 pp
2001 32.8

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.