Prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda
An estimated 22.6% of people in Rwanda were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Rwanda, 2024
22.6%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
19th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Rwanda 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 | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.6% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 23.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 34.3%, the figure has changed by −11.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Cereal yield
1,784 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.58e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
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Pesticide use
1.21e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
9.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
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