Prevalence of undernourishment in Tanzania
An estimated 19.1% of people in Tanzania were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Tanzania, 2024
19.1%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
27th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Tanzania 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 | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 20.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Extreme poverty rate
51.3%
2018 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,872 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.53e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
73.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.00e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
9.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT