Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Uganda

Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda in 2023 — 22%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 165. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.

2023 22% −2.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 145of 165
Period maximum 35.9%2018
Period minimum 17.6%2010

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Uganda, 2001–2023152025303540200120042007201020132016201920222001: 21.2%2002: 19.5%2003: 18.4%2004: 18.1%2005: 18.8%2006: 19.2%2007: 19.6%2008: 19.8%2009: 18.7%2010: 17.6%2011: 17.7%2012: 19.6%2013: 21.3%2014: 23.8%2015: 30.6%2016: 35.4%2017: 35.5%2018: 35.9%2019: 33.1%2020: 33.1%2021: 25.6%2022: 24.2%2023: 22%
Change over the period: +0.8 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 22%
World 8.5%
Eastern Africa computed 25.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.1%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22 −2.2 pp
2022 24.2 −1.4 pp
2021 25.6 −7.5 pp
2020 33.1 +0 pp
2019 33.1 −2.8 pp
2018 35.9 +0.4 pp
2017 35.5 +0.1 pp
2016 35.4 +4.8 pp
2015 30.6 +6.8 pp
2014 23.8 +2.5 pp
2013 21.3 +1.7 pp
2012 19.6 +1.9 pp
2011 17.7 +0.1 pp
2010 17.6 −1.1 pp
2009 18.7 −1.1 pp
2008 19.8 +0.2 pp
2007 19.6 +0.4 pp
2006 19.2 +0.4 pp
2005 18.8 +0.7 pp
2004 18.1 −0.3 pp
2003 18.4 −1.1 pp
2002 19.5 −1.7 pp
2001 21.2

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.