Prevalence of undernourishment in Sierra Leone
An estimated 25.3% of people in Sierra Leone were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Sierra Leone, 2024
25.3%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
14th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Sierra Leone 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 | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.3% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 26.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.8%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Extreme poverty rate
41.5%
2018 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,370 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.89e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
61.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.20e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT