Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Africa
Africa: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 304.6 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Africa recorded 304.6 million No for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Africa peaked at 304.6 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 169.3 million No, in 2008.
That places Africa 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 183 million No | — |
| 2001 | 183.5 million No | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 184.4 million No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 182.7 million No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 178.9 million No | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 174.5 million No | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 171.8 million No | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 169.7 million No | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 169.3 million No | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 170.8 million No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 174.6 million No | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 178.6 million No | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 182.2 million No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 187.9 million No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 198.3 million No | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 208.1 million No | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 217.3 million No | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 224.6 million No | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 237.4 million No | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 251.6 million No | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 264.9 million No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 279.7 million No | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 293.5 million No | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 304.6 million No | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176.86 million No | 169.3 million No | 184.4 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.06 million No | 174.6 million No | 251.6 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 285.68 million No | 264.9 million No | 304.6 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Africa?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Africa was 304.6 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 304.6 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.3 million No in 2008.
- How does Africa rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.