Prevalence of undernourishment in Zambia
An estimated 41.0% of people in Zambia were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.
Zambia, 2024
41.0%
Change from 2023
+2.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
4th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.0% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 38.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 37.3%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
71.7%
2022 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,318 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.18e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
86.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
53.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT