Number of people who are undernourished in Mali
Mali: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.90 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Mali, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Mali recorded 2.90 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 222.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Mali peaked at 2.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 900,000, in 2012.
Mali ranks 39th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.60 million | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million | 1.00 million | 1.70 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 930,000 | 900,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.00 million | 2.90 million | 4 |
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More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Mali?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Mali was 2.90 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Mali ranks 39th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.