Food Security · Africa ranking
Undernourishment by African country
Somalia has the highest reported prevalence of undernourishment among the 49 countries shown, at 53.2% (2023).
Share of the population whose food intake is insufficient for an active, healthy life. 49 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Somalia
Madagascar
Democratic Republic of the CongoBy region
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| # | Country | Undernourishment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Madagascar | 39.5% | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.5% | |
| 4 | Zambia | 37.2% | |
| 5 | Kenya | 36.8% | |
| 6 | Liberia | 35.5% | |
| 7 | Chad | 32% | |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 29.8% | |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 26.4% | |
| 10 | Gabon | 25.3% | |
| 11 | Rwanda | 24.4% | |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 24.1% | |
| 13 | Botswana | 24% | |
| 14 | Angola | 22.5% | |
| 15 | South Sudan | 22.3% | |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.1% | |
| 17 | Uganda | 22% | |
| 18 | Mozambique | 21.8% | |
| 19 | Malawi | 21.4% | |
| 20 | Tanzania | 20.2% | |
| 21 | Nigeria | 19.9% | |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 19.7% | |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 19.7% | |
| 24 | Namibia | 18.1% | |
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.4% | |
| 26 | Gambia | 16.8% | |
| 27 | Libya | 16.5% | |
| 28 | Comoros | 15.4% | |
| 29 | Eswatini | 14.7% | |
| 30 | Benin | 14.3% | |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 13.5% | |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 13.1% | |
| 33 | Djibouti | 12.9% | |
| 34 | Niger | 12.9% | |
| 35 | Mali | 12.3% | |
| 36 | Guinea | 11.4% | |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.1% | |
| 38 | South Africa | 10% | |
| 39 | Egypt | 9.4% | |
| 40 | Togo | 9.1% | |
| 41 | Mauritania | 8.7% | |
| 42 | Mauritius | 8.7% | |
| 43 | Morocco | 7% | |
| 44 | Ghana | 6.3% | |
| 45 | Senegal | 5.1% | |
| 46 | Cameroon | 4.8% | |
| 47 | Tunisia | 3% | |
| 48 | Algeria | 2.5% | |
| 49 | Seychelles | 2.5% |
Zambia
Kenya
Liberia
Chad
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Botswana
Angola
South Sudan
Guinea-Bissau
Uganda
Mozambique
Malawi
Tanzania
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Sao Tome and Principe
Gambia
Libya
Comoros
Eswatini
Benin
Cabo Verde
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Niger
Mali
Guinea
Cote d'Ivoire
South Africa
Egypt
Togo
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Ghana
Senegal
Cameroon
Tunisia
Algeria
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The table includes 49 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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