Number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of people who are undernourished was 400,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 400,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia peaked at 400,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2013.
Tunisia ranks 80th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 400,000 | — |
| 2002 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300,000 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 337,500 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 8 |
| 2020s | 375,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 80 Dominican Republic 400,000 compare
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- 80 Kyrgyzstan 400,000 compare
- 80 Mauritania 400,000 compare
- 80 Paraguay 400,000 compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Tunisia was 400,000 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2013.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Tunisia ranks 80th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.