Number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of undernourished people was 0.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2001.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 65th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2556 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.39 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.425 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More development goals data for Guinea-Bissau
- Red List Index 0.938 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 84.84 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 74.67 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of undernourished people in Guinea-Bissau was 0.5 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of undernourished people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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