Number undernourished in Gabon
Gabon: Number undernourished was 600,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
600,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 131 countries
All-time high
600,000
in 2022
All-time low
100,000
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Number undernourished in Gabon, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number undernourished in Gabon stood at 600,000. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number undernourished in Gabon peaked at 600,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 74th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number undernourished in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,000 | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 400,000 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500,000 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 600,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 600,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188,889 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 290,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 550,000 | 500,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number undernourished in Gabon?
- Number undernourished in Gabon was 600,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number undernourished recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for number undernourished?
- Gabon ranks 74th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number undernourished rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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