Number of undernourished people in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of undernourished people was 2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Sierra Leone, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2 for number of undernourished people in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 40th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.3 | — |
| 2002 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 (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)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Sierra Leone?
- Number of undernourished people in Sierra Leone was 2 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of undernourished people?
- Sierra Leone ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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