Prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco
Morocco: Prevalence of undernourishment was 7.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco stood at 7.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Morocco peaked at 7.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2017.
That places Morocco 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
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% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 constant US$ (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 7.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- 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 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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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