Gambia - Depth of the food deficit
32
(Kcal per person per day) in 2016
In 2016, food deficit for Gambia was 32 kcal per person per day. Food deficit of Gambia fell gradually from 116 kcal per person per day in 1997 to 32 kcal per person per day in 2016.
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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.
What is Gambia food deficit?
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 32 | -3.03 % |
| 2015 | 33 | -2.94 % |
| 2014 | 34 | -8.11 % |
| 2013 | 37 | -15.91 % |
| 2012 | 44 | -20.00 % |
| 2011 | 55 | -22.54 % |
| 2010 | 71 | -15.48 % |
| 2009 | 84 | -10.64 % |
| 2008 | 94 | -3.09 % |
| 2007 | 97 | 0.00 % |
| 2006 | 97 | 3.19 % |
| 2005 | 94 |