Number of undernourished people (millions) in Gambia
Gambia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.5 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Gambia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
In 2024, number of undernourished people in Gambia stood at 0.5 num m. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Gambia peaked at 0.5 num m in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2007.
Gambia ranks 86th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 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 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 num m | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.5 num m is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.35 num m, 11% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.5 num m is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 20% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2667 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.28 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 num m | 0.5 num m | 0.5 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Gambia?
- Number of undernourished people in Gambia was 0.5 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 num m in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Gambia ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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