Number of undernourished people in Mali
Mali: Number of undernourished people was 2.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Mali, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mali recorded 2.9 for number of undernourished people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 222.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Mali peaked at 2.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2012.
Mali ranks 32nd 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.7 | — |
| 2002 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9 | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.93 | 0.9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1 | 2.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More development goals data for Mali
- Red List Index 0.9743 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,473 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 69.46 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 58 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 57 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 57 (2025)
- Infant deaths 45,233 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Mali?
- Number of undernourished people in Mali was 2.9 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for number of undernourished people?
- Mali ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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