Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people who are undernourished was 900,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Senegal stood at 900,000. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Senegal peaked at 2.20 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 900,000, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 66th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.20 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.10 million | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 900,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 900,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 million | 1.30 million | 2.20 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million | 1.00 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Senegal?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal was 900,000 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.