Prevalence of undernourishment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Prevalence of undernourishment was 19.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Zimbabwe, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 19.7% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Zimbabwe peaked at 34.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 23rd out of 115 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 | 29.8% | 27.1% | 32.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.2% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 19.7% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 20 Malawi 21.4% compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 20.0% compare
- 22 Nigeria 19.9% compare
- 23 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 19.7% compare
- 25 Namibia 18.1% compare
- 26 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 17.4% compare
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Zimbabwe?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Zimbabwe was 19.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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