Prevalence of undernourishment in Ethiopia
An estimated 19.9% of people in Ethiopia were undernourished in 2024.
Ethiopia, 2024
19.9%
Change from 2023
−0.7percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
25th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ethiopia 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 | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 20.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.6%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Ethiopia has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
Extreme poverty rate
38.6%
2021 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,632 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.75e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
67.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.22e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
29.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT