Number of undernourished people (millions) in Morocco
Morocco: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 2.5 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Morocco, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Morocco is 2.5 num m, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Morocco peaked at 2.6 num m in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2 num m, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 46th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.7 num m | — |
| 2002 | 1.6 num m | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5 num m | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 num m | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 num m | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 num m | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3 num m | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5 num m | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9 num m | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4 num m | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6 num m | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 num m | -3.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.5 num m is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.5 num m is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4 num m, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 num m | 1.5 num m | 1.7 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 num m | 1.2 num m | 1.5 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 num m | 1.9 num m | 2.6 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Morocco?
- Number of undernourished people in Morocco was 2.5 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 num m in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 num m in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for number of undernourished people?
- Morocco ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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