One in five Namibians often go hungry
An Afrobarometer report indicates that nearly one in five Namibians frequently lack enough food. Approximately 19% of survey respondents stated they or a household member went hungry many times or always over the past year. The study examined lived poverty across 38 African countries between 2024 and 2025. It references the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to end poverty and achieve zero hunger. Afrobarometer tracks this by asking about access to basic necessities like food and clean water.
Nearly one in five Namibians frequently go without enough food, with 19% of respondents to recent surveys saying they or someone in their household went hungry many times or always over the past year. This is according to a new Afrobarometer report examining lived poverty across 38 African countries, based on surveys conducted between 2024 and 2025. The report says the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development commits countries to ending poverty “in all its forms everywhere” and achieving “zero hunger”. Afrobarometer measures lived poverty by asking people how often they go without five basic necessities: enough food, clean