Number undernourished in Algeria
Algeria: Number undernourished was 1.00 million in 2017. ▼ Falling
Number undernourished in Algeria, 2001–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.00 million for number 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 undernourished in Algeria peaked at 2.30 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, 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.
Number undernourished in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.30 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.10 million | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million | -9.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.00 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.00 million is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.40 million, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.70 million | 2.30 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 1.00 million | 1.50 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number undernourished in Algeria?
- Number undernourished in Algeria was 1.00 million in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number undernourished recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for number undernourished?
- Algeria ranks 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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