Depth of the food deficit

172 (Kcal per person per day) in 2016

Uganda food deficit was at level of 172 kcal per person per day in 2016, up from 170 kcal per person per day previous year, this is a change of 1.18%.

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The number of calories needed to lift the undernourished from their status, everything else being constant. The average intensity of food deprivation of the undernourished, estimated as the difference between the average dietary energy requirement and the average dietary energy consumption of the undernourished population (food-deprived), is multiplied by the number of undernourished to provide an estimate of the total food deficit in the country, which is then normalized by the total population.

Date Value Change, %
2016 172 1.18%
2015 170 1.80%
2014 167 0.60%
2013 166 0.61%
2012 165 -1.20%
2011 167 -0.60%
2010 168 2.44%
2009 164 5.13%
2008 156 7.59%
2007 145 1.40%
2006 143 -5.30%
2005 151