Yemen 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%.
  • Yemen hunger statistics for 2021 was 34.50%, a 1.5% decline from 2020.
  • Yemen hunger statistics for 2020 was 36.00%, a 2.9% decline from 2019.
  • Yemen hunger statistics for 2019 was 38.90%, a 2.2% decline from 2018.
  • Yemen hunger statistics for 2018 was 41.10%, a 1.8% decline 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%
Yemen Hunger Statistics - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 34.50% -1.50%
2020 36.00% -2.90%
2019 38.90% -2.20%
2018 41.10% -1.80%
2017 42.90% 0.90%
2016 42.00% 3.30%
2015 38.70% 5.80%
2014 32.90% 3.90%
2013 29.00% 0.40%
2012 28.60% 3.00%
2011 25.60% 0.50%
2010 25.10% 1.70%
2009 23.40% -2.00%
2008 25.40% -0.20%
2007 25.60% -0.50%
2006 26.10% -1.20%
2005 27.30% -0.60%
2004 27.90% 0.30%
2003 27.60% 0.40%
2002 27.20% 1.00%
2001 26.20% 1.00%