Prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of undernourishment was 3.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa stood at 3.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa peaked at 5.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 96th out of 128 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 | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Samoa was 3.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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