Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South Sudan
South Sudan: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 19.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South Sudan, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South Sudan stood at 19.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over five years.
South Sudan ranks 24th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.8 % | — |
| 2020 | 21.4 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.2 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 19.5 % | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.1 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8 % | 21.8 % | 21.8 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.05 % | 19.1 % | 21.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South Sudan?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in South Sudan was 19.1 % 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1 % in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- South Sudan ranks 24th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.