Number of undernourished people in Gabon
Gabon: Number of undernourished people was 0.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2022
All-time low
0.1
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Number of undernourished people in Gabon, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.6 for number of undernourished people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Gabon peaked at 0.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1 | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1889 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.29 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Gabon?
- Number of undernourished people in Gabon was 0.6 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for number of undernourished people?
- Gabon ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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