Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Africa
Africa: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 20.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Africa is 20.1 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Africa peaked at 21.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.7 %, in 2012.
Africa ranks 6th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 21 % | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.9 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 19 % | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3 % | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6 % | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.2 % | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 18.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.3 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.8 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.1 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.62 % | 15.9 % | 21.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.58 % | 15.7 % | 18.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.48 % | 18.7 % | 20.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.5 % compare
- 3 Madagascar 41.8 % compare
- 4 Zambia 41 % compare
- 5 Liberia 37.3 % compare
- 6 Kenya 34.9 % compare
- 7 Chad 33.6 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 30.5 % compare
- 9 Central African Republic 29.8 % compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 16.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Africa?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Africa was 20.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 % in 2012.
- How does Africa rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (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.