Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda
An estimated 20.9% of people in Uganda were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2012.
Uganda, 2024
20.9%
Change from 2023
−0.7percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
22nd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Uganda 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 | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 21.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 24.5%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Pesticide use
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
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