Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 6.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco peaked at 6.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2017.
That places Morocco 76th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.8% | — |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.1%, 59% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.3% | 4.1% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Morocco ranks 76th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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