Prevalence of undernourishment in Liberia
An estimated 37.3% of people in Liberia were undernourished in 2024.
Liberia, 2024
37.3%
Change from 2023
−0.9percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
7th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Liberia 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 | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.3% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 38.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.6%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Liberia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Liberia
All statistics for Liberia
Extreme poverty rate
33.6%
2016 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,112 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.60e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
59.6%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.41e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
3.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT