Number of people who are undernourished in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people who are undernourished was 600,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Gabon, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Gabon is 600,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Gabon peaked at 600,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.
Gabon 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,000 | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 600,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 600,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188,889 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 290,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 550,000 | 500,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Gabon?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Gabon 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Gabon ranks 73rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.