Prevalence of undernourishment in Comoros

An estimated 16.5% of people in Comoros were undernourished in 2024.

Measure: Prevalence of undernourishment Unit: % of population Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Comoros, 2024 16.5% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.7percentage points 2023: 17.2%
World, 2024 8.1% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 35th of 165 See the full ranking

Prevalence of undernourishment in Comoros 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.

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period ComorosWorld
2024 16.5% 8.1%
2023 17.2% 8.5%
2022 16.9% 8.6%
2021 15.4% 8.6%
2020 14.1% 8.4%
2019 13.2% 7.5%
2018 12.8% 7.4%
2017 12.7% 7.2%
2016 13.1% 7.6%
2015 13.6% 8.0%
2014 14.1% 7.4%
2013 14.6% 7.7%
2012 15.2% 8.2%
2011 15.7% 8.2%
2010 15.4% 8.7%
2009 15.2% 9.0%
2008 15.4% 9.3%
2007 15.8% 10.0%
2006 16.1% 11.0%
2005 16.3% 12.1%
2004 16.6% 12.7%
2003 18.0% 12.9%
2002 20.7% 13.2%
2001 24.7% 13.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 17.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.1%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Comoros has the 35th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Comoros
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)