Guinea-Bissau 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%.
  • Guinea-Bissau hunger statistics for 2021 was 37.90%, a 1.1% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau hunger statistics for 2020 was 36.80%, a 1.5% increase from 2019.
  • Guinea-Bissau hunger statistics for 2019 was 35.30%, a 2.2% increase from 2018.
  • Guinea-Bissau hunger statistics for 2018 was 33.10%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Madagascar 51.00%
Somalia 48.70%
Central African Republic 48.70%
North Korea 45.50%
Haiti 45.00%
Zimbabwe 38.40%
Liberia 38.40%
Guinea-Bissau 37.90%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.30%
Yemen 34.50%
Uganda 31.60%
Rwanda 31.60%
Chad 31.40%
Mozambique 30.50%
Afghanistan 30.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.80%
Sierra Leone 27.80%
Tanzania 23.50%
Ethiopia 21.90%
South Sudan 21.40%
Gambia 19.60%
Malawi 17.80%
Togo 17.40%
Burkina Faso 16.20%
Niger 16.10%
Comoros 13.50%
Guinea 12.90%
Mali 12.80%
Benin 9.90%
Tajikistan 9.30%
Senegal 5.70%
Nepal 5.40%
Guinea-Bissau Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 37.90% 1.10%
2020 36.80% 1.50%
2019 35.30% 2.20%
2018 33.10% 0.20%
2017 32.90% -1.10%
2016 34.00% -1.10%
2015 35.10% 0.30%
2014 34.80% 1.80%
2013 33.00% 2.60%
2012 30.40% 2.30%
2011 28.10% 4.30%
2010 23.80% 4.00%
2009 19.80% 3.70%
2008 16.10% -0.10%
2007 16.20% -0.10%
2006 16.30% -0.10%
2005 16.40% -0.10%
2004 16.50% 0.10%
2003 16.40% 0.30%
2002 16.10% 0.30%
2001 15.80% 0.30%