Number of people who are undernourished in Morocco
Morocco: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.60 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Morocco, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.60 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Morocco peaked at 2.60 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 43rd 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.60 million | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.60 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.60 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.40 million, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.50 million | 1.70 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.20 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million | 1.90 million | 2.60 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % 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 0.0413 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Morocco?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Morocco was 2.60 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Morocco ranks 43rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.