Prevalence of undernourishment in South Sudan
An estimated 19.1% of people in South Sudan were undernourished in 2024.
South Sudan, 2024
19.1%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
28th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in South Sudan 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 | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | – | 7.5% |
| 2018 | – | 7.4% |
| 2017 | – | 7.2% |
| 2016 | – | 7.6% |
| 2015 | – | 8.0% |
| 2014 | – | 7.4% |
| 2013 | – | 7.7% |
| 2012 | – | 8.2% |
| 2011 | – | 8.2% |
| 2010 | – | 8.7% |
| 2009 | – | 9.0% |
| 2008 | – | 9.3% |
| 2007 | – | 10.0% |
| 2006 | – | 11.0% |
| 2005 | – | 12.1% |
| 2004 | – | 12.7% |
| 2003 | – | 12.9% |
| 2002 | – | 13.2% |
| 2001 | – | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 19.5% in 2023.
- Since 2020, when it was 21.8%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Extreme poverty rate
76.5%
2016 · World Bank
Cereal yield
945 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.09e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
93.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
0.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
10.4%
2015 · World Bank