Number of people who are undernourished in Congo
Congo: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.60 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Congo, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.60 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Congo peaked at 1.90 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 900,000, in 2001.
That places Congo 55th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 900,000 | — |
| 2002 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.80 million | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 million | 900,000 | 1.60 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.50 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Congo?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Congo was 1.60 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.