2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 23 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 23 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4 %, in 2005.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.5 % | — |
| 2002 | 13.8 % | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3 % | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1 % | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.4 % | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6 % | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 13 % | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 14.6 % | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 16.4 % | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4 % | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7 % | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5 % | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6 % | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 15.9 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6 % | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2 % | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 23 % | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.54 % | 10.4 % | 15.5 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.32 % | 16.4 % | 18.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.86 % | 15.6 % | 23 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 13 Congo 25 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 6.1 % compare
- 14 Malawi 24.5 % compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 8.1 % compare
- 15 Gabon 23.3 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.3 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 3.1 % compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2.7 % compare
- 17 Rwanda 22.6 % compare
- 18 Mozambique 22.3 % compare
- 18 Polynesia 2.6 % compare
- 19 Nigeria 22.2 % compare
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,923 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 26.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,903 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 106,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Sao Tome and Principe was 23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 23 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 % in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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