Number of undernourished people (millions) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.3 num m in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of undernourished people in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 0.3 num m, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Tunisia peaked at 0.4 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3 num m, in 2013.
That places Tunisia 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3 num m is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4 num m, 21% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.4 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3375 num m | 0.3 num m | 0.4 num m | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.36 num m | 0.3 num m | 0.4 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 num m compare
- 90 Oman 0.4 num m compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Belarus 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 0.3 num m compare
- 92 El Salvador 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Paraguay 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 0.3 num m compare
More development goals data for Tunisia
- Red List Index 0.8809 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 546.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,615 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Tunisia?
- Number of undernourished people in Tunisia was 0.3 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 num m in 2013.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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