Prevalence of undernourishment in Namibia
An estimated 20.1% of people in Namibia were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2005.
Namibia, 2024
20.1%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
23rd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Namibia 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 | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 20.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.7%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
22.9%
2015 · World Bank
Cereal yield
184 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.88e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
47.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.22e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
25.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT