Prevalence of undernourishment in Algeria
An estimated 2.5% of people in Algeria were undernourished in 2024.
Algeria, 2024
2.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
137th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Algeria over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Algeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Algeria has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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0.0%
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
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2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
38.8%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.71e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
8.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
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