Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Niger
Niger: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 12.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Niger, 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 Niger is 12.9 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Niger peaked at 23.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9 %, in 2018.
That places Niger 37th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.2 % | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.1 % | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1 % | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 18 % | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 17 % | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.1 % | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 15.2 % | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3 % | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7 % | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6 % | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5 % | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 10.5 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 10.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9 % | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7 % | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 13 % | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.9 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.07 % | 14.3 % | 23.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.38 % | 9.9 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 % | 11.7 % | 13.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 47.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 47.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Niger?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Niger was 12.9 % 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 % in 2018.
- How does Niger rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.