Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 18.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 18.2 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Botswana peaked at 29.5 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.1 %, in 2022.
That places Botswana 27th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.5 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.5 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9 % | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 25.3 % | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 23.9 % | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5 % | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 21.2 % | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.5 % | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 20.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.6 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6 % | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 19 % | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 18.2 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.49 % | 20.5 % | 29.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.63 % | 20.1 % | 21.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.73 % | 18.1 % | 19.6 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Botswana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 138.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3204 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.78 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.78 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Botswana?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Botswana was 18.2 % 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.