Number of people who are undernourished in Mali
Mali: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.90 million millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Mali, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Mali stood at 2.90 million millions. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 222.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Mali peaked at 2.90 million millions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 900,000 millions, in 2012.
Mali ranks 39th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.70 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 1.60 million millions | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million millions | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million millions | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million millions | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million millions | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million millions | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million millions | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 900,000 millions | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million millions | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million millions | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million millions | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million millions | +26.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.90 million millions is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.30 million millions, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.90 million millions is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million millions, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people who are undernourished in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.0% | 1.00 million millions | 1.60 million millions |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million millions | 1.00 million millions | 1.70 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 930,000 millions | 900,000 millions | 1.00 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million millions | 1.00 million millions | 2.90 million millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Mali?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Mali was 2.90 million 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million millions in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 millions in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Mali ranks 39th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.