Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria
Algeria: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.00 million in 2017. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria, 2001–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.70 million | 2.30 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 1.00 million | 1.50 million | 8 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.01 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.