What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Algeria and Senegal?

100,000 millions, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Senegal: Number of people who are undernourished

Algeria

1.00 million millions

in 2017

Senegal

900,000 millions

in 2023

Algeria rank

65th

Senegal rank

66th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Algeria
Senegal

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.00 million millions against 900,000 millions in Senegal, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 65th and Senegal ranks 66th of 131 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.97 million millions	1.74 million millions	222,222 millions	Algeria
2010s	1.16 million millions	1.43 million millions	262,500 millions	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Algeria or Senegal?: Algeria, at 1.00 million millions against 900,000 millions in Senegal as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Algeria and Senegal?: 100,000 millions, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Algeria ranks 65th and Senegal ranks 66th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Unit: millions
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.