Gabon Hunger Statistics 2001-2023

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%.
  • Gabon hunger statistics for 2020 was 17.20%, a 0.6% increase from 2019.
  • Gabon hunger statistics for 2019 was 16.60%, a 0.4% decline from 2018.
  • Gabon hunger statistics for 2018 was 17.00%, a 0.9% increase from 2017.
  • Gabon hunger statistics for 2017 was 16.10%, a 1% 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%
Suriname 8.20%
Colombia 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%
Turkmenistan 3.50%
Armenia 3.50%
Costa Rica 3.40%
Serbia 3.30%
North Macedonia 3.30%
Bulgaria 3.00%
Algeria 2.50%
Malaysia 2.50%
Belarus 2.50%
Montenegro 2.50%
Bosnia 2.50%
Cuba 2.50%
Russia 2.50%
Romania 2.50%
Azerbaijan 2.50%
China 2.50%
Kazakhstan 2.50%
Turkey 2.50%
Gabon Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 17.20% 0.60%
2019 16.60% -0.40%
2018 17.00% 0.90%
2017 16.10% 1.00%
2016 15.10% 1.20%
2015 13.90% 0.60%
2014 13.30% 0.40%
2013 12.90% 0.10%
2012 12.80% -0.30%
2011 13.10% -1.60%
2010 14.70% -1.60%
2009 16.30% -0.50%
2008 16.80% 0.90%
2007 15.90% 1.10%
2006 14.80% 0.50%
2005 14.30% 0.40%
2004 13.90% 0.60%
2003 13.30% 1.20%
2002 12.10% 1.40%
2001 10.70% 1.40%