Botswana Hunger Statistics 2001-2024

Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.
  • Botswana hunger statistics for 2020 was 21.90%, a 0.2% decline from 2019.
  • Botswana hunger statistics for 2019 was 22.10%, a 0.6% increase from 2018.
  • Botswana hunger statistics for 2018 was 21.50%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
  • Botswana hunger statistics for 2017 was 21.30%, a 1.2% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Venezuela 22.90%
Botswana 21.90%
Namibia 18.00%
Gabon 17.20%
Jordan 16.90%
Guatemala 16.00%
Iraq 15.90%
Ecuador 15.40%
Lebanon 10.90%
Thailand 8.80%
Paraguay 8.70%
Peru 8.30%
Colombia 8.20%
Suriname 8.20%
Mauritius 7.80%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7.60%
Belize 7.40%
Jamaica 6.90%
Dominica 6.90%
South Africa 6.90%
Dominican Republic 6.70%
Mexico 6.10%
Fiji 5.70%
Guyana 4.90%
Samoa 4.40%
Brazil 4.10%
Iran 4.10%
Albania 3.90%
Armenia 3.50%
Turkmenistan 3.50%
Costa Rica 3.40%
Serbia 3.30%
North Macedonia 3.30%
Bulgaria 3.00%
Romania 2.50%
Azerbaijan 2.50%
China 2.50%
Kazakhstan 2.50%
Turkey 2.50%
Algeria 2.50%
Malaysia 2.50%
Belarus 2.50%
Montenegro 2.50%
Bosnia 2.50%
Cuba 2.50%
Russia 2.50%
Botswana Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 21.90% -0.20%
2019 22.10% 0.60%
2018 21.50% 0.20%
2017 21.30% 1.20%
2016 20.10% 0.50%
2015 19.60% 0.30%
2014 19.30% -0.40%
2013 19.70% -0.60%
2012 20.30% -0.70%
2011 21.00% -0.50%
2010 21.50% -0.40%
2009 21.90% -0.10%
2008 22.00% -0.20%
2007 22.20% -0.10%
2006 22.30% -0.30%
2005 22.60% -1.10%
2004 23.70% -0.80%
2003 24.50% 0.40%
2002 24.10% 0.40%
2001 23.70% 0.40%