Prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda
Rwanda: Prevalence of undernourishment was 24.4% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 24.4% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda peaked at 37.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.6% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 24.4% | 34.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda was 24.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Rwanda ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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