Number of undernourished people in Senegal
Senegal: Number of undernourished people was 0.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Senegal, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.9 for number of undernourished people in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Senegal peaked at 2.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2020.
That places Senegal 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2 | — |
| 2002 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Senegal?
- Number of undernourished people in Senegal was 0.9 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for number of undernourished people?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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