Number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of people who are undernourished was 500,000 millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau is 500,000 millions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 500,000 millions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 200,000 millions, in 2001.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th 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 of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 200,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300,000 millions | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,000 millions | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 400,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500,000 millions | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 400,000 millions | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 300,000 millions | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 millions | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 300,000 millions | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 400,000 millions | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 500,000 millions | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 500,000 millions | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 500,000 millions is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.30 million millions, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 500,000 millions is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million millions, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255,556 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 390,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 500,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 425,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 500,000 millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Guinea-Bissau was 500,000 millions in 2023, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 500,000 millions in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.