Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value was 16.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Africa stood at 16.9 %.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Africa peaked at 17.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5 %, in 2009.
Western Africa ranks 7th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 13.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3 % | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12 % | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8 % | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.2 % | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 16.9 % | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.9 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.95 % | 11.5 % | 14.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 % | 11.6 % | 12.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.67 % | 13.8 % | 17.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Africa?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Western Africa was 16.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 % in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value?
- Western Africa ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — 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.