Number of undernourished people (millions) in Gabon
Gabon: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.6 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.6 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Gabon peaked at 0.6 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 num m | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 num m | +20.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.6 num m is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1 num m, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.6 num m is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 24% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1889 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.2 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.6 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 81 Uzbekistan 0.7 num m compare
- 82 Lebanon 0.6 num m compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.6 num m compare
- 82 Namibia 0.6 num m compare
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (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 num m in 2024, 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 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for number of undernourished people?
- Gabon ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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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