Number of people who are undernourished in Botswana
Botswana: Number of people who are undernourished was 600,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Botswana, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 600,000 for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Botswana peaked at 600,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2012.
Botswana ranks 73rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 500,000 | — |
| 2002 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 400,000 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 460,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 575,000 | 500,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Botswana?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Botswana was 600,000 in 2023, 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Botswana ranks 73rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.