Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 20.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 20.9 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Uganda peaked at 38.4 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.1 %, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 20th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.5 % | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4 % | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.7 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2 % | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.3 % | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 21.9 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 24.5 % | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5 % | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 36.4 % | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 38.4 % | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 38.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35 % | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 32.9 % | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 26.5 % | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 24.3 % | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6 % | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 20.9 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.16 % | 18.1 % | 21.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.75 % | 18.5 % | 38.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.32 % | 20.9 % | 26.5 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Uganda?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Uganda was 20.9 % 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.