Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of undernourishment was 22.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda is 22.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda peaked at 35.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 17.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 22.0% | 33.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 15 Botswana 24.0% compare
- 16 Angola 22.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 22.1% compare
- 19 Mozambique 21.8% compare
- 20 Malawi 21.4% compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 20.0% compare
More development goals data for Uganda
- Red List Index 0.942 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 152.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 61,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda was 22.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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