Prevalence of undernourishment in Gambia
An estimated 17.5% of people in Gambia were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Gambia, 2024
17.5%
Change from 2023
−1.0percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
32nd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Gambia 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 | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.5% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 18.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by +5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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All statistics for Gambia
Extreme poverty rate
22.0%
2020 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,005 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
43.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
2.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT