Number of people who are undernourished in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people who are undernourished was 3.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Burkina Faso, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.00 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.20 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million, in 2003.
That places Burkina Faso 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.80 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.60 million | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.40 million | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.70 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.20 million | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.10 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.47 million | 2.40 million | 2.80 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.62 million | 2.40 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 3.00 million | 3.20 million | 4 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Burkina Faso was 3.00 million 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.20 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.