Prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon
Gabon: Prevalence of undernourishment was 25.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon is 25.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon peaked at 25.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2001.
That places Gabon 12th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.6% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 19.7% | 25.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 9 Papua New Guinea 28.7% compare
- 10 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 28.1% compare
- 11 Congo, Republic of 26.4% compare
- 13 Rwanda 24.4% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 24.1% compare
- 15 Botswana 24.0% compare
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon was 25.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Gabon ranks 12th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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