Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria
Algeria: Number of people who are undernourished was 1.00 million millions in 2017. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria, 2001–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.00 million millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Algeria peaked at 2.30 million millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million millions, in 2015.
That places Algeria 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 million millions | 1.70 million millions | 2.30 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million millions | 1.00 million millions | 1.50 million millions | 8 |
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More reference data data for Algeria
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.093 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7559 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0968 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 209.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Algeria?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Algeria was 1.00 million millions in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million millions in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Algeria ranks 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.