Prevalence of undernourishment in Botswana
An estimated 18.2% of people in Botswana were undernourished in 2024.
Botswana, 2024
18.2%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
31st of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Botswana 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 | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 18.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.5%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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21.4%
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Cereal yield
900 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.44e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
59.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
4.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
67.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT