Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria

Algeria: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.00 million in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.00 million
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
65th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2.30 million
in 2001
All-time low
1.00 million
in 2015
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria, 2001–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2001200920172001: 2.3M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.0M2006: 1.9M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.0M

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).

Analysis

Algeria recorded 1.00 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Algeria peaked at 2.30 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2015.

Algeria ranks 65th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 2.30 million
2002 2.10 million -8.7%
2003 2.10 million +0.0%
2004 2.10 million +0.0%
2005 2.00 million -4.8%
2006 1.90 million -5.0%
2007 1.80 million -5.3%
2008 1.70 million -5.6%
2009 1.70 million +0.0%
2010 1.50 million -11.8%
2011 1.30 million -13.3%
2012 1.20 million -7.7%
2013 1.10 million -8.3%
2014 1.10 million +0.0%
2015 1.00 million -9.1%
2016 1.10 million +10.0%
2017 1.00 million -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.97 million 1.70 million 2.30 million 9
2010s 1.16 million 1.00 million 1.50 million 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 62 Cameroon 1.40 million compare
  2. 63 Libya 1.20 million compare
  3. 63 Nicaragua 1.20 million compare
  4. 66 Cambodia 900,000 compare
  5. 66 Malaysia 900,000 compare
  6. 66 Senegal 900,000 compare
  7. 66 Tajikistan 900,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Algeria?
Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria was 1.00 million in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2015.
How does Algeria rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Algeria ranks 65th out of 130 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.