Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 25.3 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 25.3 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sierra Leone peaked at 50 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21 %, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 % | — |
| 2001 | 49.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 46.9 % | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 44.2 % | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8 % | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 35.5 % | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 31.2 % | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3 % | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 24 % | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 21.7 % | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 21 % | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 22.5 % | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 22.8 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.6 % | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 25.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9 % | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 27.9 % | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 28.7 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.8 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.5 % | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 26 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3 % | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.98 % | 21.7 % | 50 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.84 % | 21 % | 28.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.05 % | 25.3 % | 26.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Central African Republic 29.8 % compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 16.9 % compare
- 10 Afghanistan 27.8 % compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 27 % compare
- 13 Congo 25 % compare
- 14 Malawi 24.5 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam 6.1 % compare
- 15 Gabon 23.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Sierra Leone was 25.3 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 % in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.