Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 10.4 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 10.4 million No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Uganda peaked at 15.9 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.8 million No, in 2002.
That places Uganda 13th out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 5 million No | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8 million No | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 million No | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.2 million No | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5 million No | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8 million No | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 6 million No | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9 million No | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2 million No | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 7 million No | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8 million No | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 8.9 million No | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8 million No | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 14.1 million No | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 15.4 million No | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9 million No | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1 million No | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6 million No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.2 million No | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 11.5 million No | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.5 million No | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 10.4 million No | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 million No | 4.8 million No | 6 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 million No | 6.2 million No | 15.9 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 million No | 10.4 million No | 12.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 10 Madagascar 13.3 million No compare
- 10 Viet Nam 6.1 million No compare
- 11 Afghanistan 11.9 million No compare
- 12 Somalia 10.7 million No compare
- 13 Türkiye 2.3 million No compare
- 14 Egypt 9.8 million No compare
- 15 Zambia 8.7 million No compare
- 16 Mozambique 7.7 million No compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Uganda?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Uganda was 10.4 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 million No in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.