2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 16.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Western Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Western Africa stood at 16.9 %.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Western Africa peaked at 17.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5 %, in 2009.
Western Africa ranks 5th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 13.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3 % | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12 % | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8 % | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.2 % | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 16.9 % | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.9 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.95 % | 11.5 % | 14.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 % | 11.6 % | 12.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.67 % | 13.8 % | 17.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 535,797 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.28 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,174 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -31.89 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Western Africa?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Western Africa was 16.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 % in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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