Number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of people who are undernourished was 100,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 100,000 for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti peaked at 300,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2014.
That places Djibouti 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 300,000 | — |
| 2002 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 244,444 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 140,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0389 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Djibouti was 100,000 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2014.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Djibouti ranks 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.