Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 26.3 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Ethiopia is 26.3 million No, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Ethiopia peaked at 32.1 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5 million No, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1 million No | — |
| 2001 | 30.9 million No | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7 million No | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7 million No | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.5 million No | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.4 million No | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 24.4 million No | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5 million No | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 21.4 million No | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 20.9 million No | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7 million No | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8 million No | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.1 million No | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8 million No | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6 million No | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5 million No | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2 million No | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 18.7 million No | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7 million No | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2 million No | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 25.4 million No | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9 million No | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.5 million No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.3 million No | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.75 million No | 20.9 million No | 32.1 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.43 million No | 14.5 million No | 24.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 million No | 25.4 million No | 26.5 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 3 Pakistan 40.4 million No compare
- 4 China 40 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.2 million No compare
- 5 China, mainland 38.7 million No compare
- 7 Kenya 19.7 million No compare
- 8 Indonesia 18 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Ethiopia?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Ethiopia was 26.3 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 million No in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.