Prevalence of undernourishment in Niger
An estimated 12.9% of people in Niger were undernourished in 2024.
Niger, 2024
12.9%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
41st of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Niger 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 | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 13.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.7%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Niger has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
60.5%
2021 · World Bank
Cereal yield
577 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
85.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.00e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
0.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT