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% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.90 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.30 million, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.90 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people who are undernourished in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.0% | 1.00 million | 1.60 million |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0871 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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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.