Prevalence of undernourishment in Sudan

An estimated 10.9% of people in Sudan were undernourished in 2021.

Measure: Prevalence of undernourishment Unit: % of population Data: 2013 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Sudan is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Sudan, 2021 10.9% % of population
Change from 2020 −0.2percentage points 2020: 11.1%
World, 2021 8.6% Official aggregate

Prevalence of undernourishment in 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.

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period SudanWorld
2024 – 8.1%
2023 – 8.5%
2022 – 8.6%
2021 10.9% 8.6%
2020 11.1% 8.4%
2019 10.8% 7.5%
2018 10.8% 7.4%
2017 10.3% 7.2%
2016 9.8% 7.6%
2015 8.9% 8.0%
2014 8.5% 7.4%
2013 8.7% 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 −0.2 percentage points from 11.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2013, when it was 8.7%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 8.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2013 to 2021 for Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)