Number of undernourished people (millions) in Chad
Chad: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 6.8 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Chad, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Chad recorded 6.8 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Chad peaked at 6.8 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8 num m, in 2008.
Chad ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Chad, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 num m | — |
| 2002 | 3.1 num m | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2 num m | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1 num m | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9 num m | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8 num m | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9 num m | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3 num m | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1 num m | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2 num m | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6 num m | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8 num m | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 4 num m | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 num m | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6 num m | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5 num m | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.2 num m | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 num m | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7 num m | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3 num m | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8 num m | +7.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 6.8 num m is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.35 num m, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 6.8 num m is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 num m | 2.8 num m | 3.2 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.76 num m | 3 num m | 5 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 num m | 5.2 num m | 6.8 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 20 Mozambique 7.7 num m compare
- 21 Caribbean 7.4 num m compare
- 22 South Africa 7.2 num m compare
- 24 Angola 6.6 num m compare
- 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.2 num m compare
- 25 Iraq 6.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Chad
- Red List Index 0.9456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 72.22 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Infant deaths 47,333 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Chad?
- Number of undernourished people in Chad was 6.8 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 num m in 2008.
- How does Chad rank for number of undernourished people?
- Chad ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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