Number of people who are undernourished in Chad

Chad: Number of people who are undernourished was 6.20 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.20 million
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
25th
of 130 countries
All-time high
6.20 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.80 million
in 2008
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Number of people who are undernourished in Chad, 2001–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M2001201220232001: 3.0M2002: 3.1M2003: 3.2M2004: 3.2M2005: 3.2M2006: 3.1M2007: 2.9M2008: 2.8M2009: 2.9M2010: 3.0M2011: 3.1M2012: 3.1M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.6M2015: 3.8M2016: 4.0M2017: 4.2M2018: 4.5M2019: 5.0M2020: 5.2M2021: 5.4M2022: 5.6M2023: 6.2M

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

Analysis

Chad recorded 6.20 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Chad peaked at 6.20 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million, in 2008.

Chad ranks 25th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Chad, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 3.00 million
2002 3.10 million +3.3%
2003 3.20 million +3.2%
2004 3.20 million +0.0%
2005 3.20 million +0.0%
2006 3.10 million -3.1%
2007 2.90 million -6.5%
2008 2.80 million -3.4%
2009 2.90 million +3.6%
2010 3.00 million +3.4%
2011 3.10 million +3.3%
2012 3.10 million +0.0%
2013 3.30 million +6.5%
2014 3.60 million +9.1%
2015 3.80 million +5.6%
2016 4.00 million +5.3%
2017 4.20 million +5.0%
2018 4.50 million +7.1%
2019 5.00 million +11.1%
2020 5.20 million +4.0%
2021 5.40 million +3.8%
2022 5.60 million +3.7%
2023 6.20 million +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.04 million 2.80 million 3.20 million 9
2010s 3.76 million 3.00 million 5.00 million 10
2020s 5.60 million 5.20 million 6.20 million 4

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  4. 27 Sudan 5.30 million compare
  5. 27 Vietnam 5.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Chad?
Number of people who are undernourished in Chad was 6.20 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 Chad?
The highest recorded value was 6.20 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2008.
How does Chad rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Chad ranks 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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.