Prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Prevalence of undernourishment was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 10.7% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2010.
Northern Africa ranks 14th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Northern Africa was 10.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- How does Northern Africa rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Northern Africa ranks 14th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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