Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal
Senegal: Severe food insecurity undernourishment was 4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 125 countries
All-time high
7.5
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 4 for severe food insecurity undernourishment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal peaked at 7.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
That places Senegal 67th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.5 | — |
| 2016 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 4 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.1, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.4, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 4 | 5.1 | 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 severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal?
- Severe food insecurity undernourishment in Senegal was 4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe food insecurity undernourishment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for severe food insecurity undernourishment?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is severe food insecurity undernourishment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Severe food insecurity undernourishment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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