Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Namibia
Namibia: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 20.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Namibia stood at 20.1 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Namibia peaked at 27.4 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.7 %, in 2000.
That places Namibia 21st out of 116 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.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 16.5 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 17.7 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9 % | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 22 % | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 24.1 % | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 26.1 % | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3 % | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 27.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3 % | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 22.9 % | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2 % | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.8 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 20.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.1 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.51 % | 15.7 % | 27.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.01 % | 20.7 % | 25.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6 % | 20.1 % | 21.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 18 Mozambique 22.3 % compare
- 19 Nigeria 22.2 % compare
- 20 Uganda 20.9 % compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 20 % compare
- 23 Ethiopia 19.9 % compare
- 24 South Sudan 19.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.99 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.99 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Namibia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Namibia 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 % in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Namibia ranks 21st out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.