Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal
Senegal: Number of people who are undernourished was 900,000 millions in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 900,000 millions, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Senegal peaked at 2.20 million millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 900,000 millions, in 2020.
That places Senegal 66th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.20 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 2.10 million millions | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million millions | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million millions | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million millions | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million millions | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million millions | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million millions | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million millions | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million millions | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million millions | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million millions | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million millions | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million millions | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million millions | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 900,000 millions | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 900,000 millions | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 900,000 millions is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 900,000 millions is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million millions, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 million millions | 1.30 million millions | 2.20 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million millions | 1.00 million millions | 1.60 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 900,000 millions | 900,000 millions | 900,000 millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Senegal?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Senegal was 900,000 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 millions in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Senegal ranks 66th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.