Prevalence of undernourishment in Mozambique
An estimated 22.3% of people in Mozambique were undernourished in 2024.
Mozambique, 2024
22.3%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
20th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Mozambique 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 | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.3% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 21.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.6%, the figure has changed by −10.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Mozambique has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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81.4%
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Cereal yield
776 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
91.3%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.38e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
11.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
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