Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260.10 million against 25.40 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

234.70 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of people who are undernourished

Ethiopia

25.40 million

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

260.10 million

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 260.10 million against 25.40 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 234.70 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 130 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.36 million	160.58 million	133.22 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	17.47 million	179.90 million	162.43 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	25.00 million	247.82 million	222.82 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260.10 million against 25.40 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 234.70 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.