Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon is 23.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Gabon peaked at 23.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2001.
That places Gabon 20th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.6% | — |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +5.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 5.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 23.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.6% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 17 Sierra Leone 25.3% compare
- 18 Congo 25.0% compare
- 19 Malawi 24.5% compare
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 23.0% compare
- 22 Rwanda 22.6% compare
- 23 Mozambique 22.3% compare
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 (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 23.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- 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 20th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. 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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