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 Food and nutrition situationUEMOA area |
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March-May 2023 / Current Situation
Juin-Août 2023 / Projected Situation
Number of food insecure people
| Country | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | Phase 3-5 | %* | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 10 610 762 | 1 870 025 | 532 943 | 14 479 | 547 422 | 4% | 13 028 208 | |
| Burkina-Faso | 15 825 479 | 4 277 587 | 1 882 044 | 291 233 | 22 480 | 2 195 757 | 10% | 22 298 823 |
| Cote-D-Ivoire | 18 025 849 | 2 915 210 | 870 329 | 870 329 | 4% | 21 811 388 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 936 337 | 240 714 | 95 820 | 95 820 | 8% | 1 272 872 | ||
| Mali | 18 616 632 | 2 915 871 | 721 833 | 39 054 | 760 887 | 3% | 22 293 390 | |
| Niger | 17 027 353 | 6 398 060 | 2 366 036 | 88 318 | 2 454 354 | 9% | 25 879 767 | |
| Senegal | 3 078 418 | 672 203 | 7 786 | 7 786 | 14 117 529 | |||
| Togo | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 84 120 830 | 19 289 670 | 6 476 791 | 433 084 | 22 480 | 6 932 355 | 120 701 977 |
| Country | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | Phase 3-5 | %* | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 038 284 | 1 577 784 | 401 774 | 10 365 | 412 139 | 3% | 13 028 208 | |
| Burkina-Faso | 13 815 226 | 5 132 549 | 2 703 712 | 604 641 | 42 694 | 3 351 047 | 15% | 22 298 823 |
| Cote-D-Ivoire | 16 359 685 | 3 699 961 | 1 017 799 | 1 017 799 | 5% | 21 811 388 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 940 711 | 253 259 | 78 902 | 78 902 | 6% | 1 272 872 | ||
| Mali | 16 940 745 | 4 090 567 | 1 183 337 | 76 234 | 2 507 | 1 262 078 | 6% | 21 696 914 |
| Niger | 15 258 051 | 7 341 355 | 3 130 192 | 150 169 | 3 280 361 | 13% | 25 879 767 | |
| Senegal | 12 251 238 | 4 361 411 | 1 206 111 | 57 177 | 1 263 288 | 7% | 17 875 937 | |
| Togo | 4 224 239 | 1 344 729 | 447 653 | 39 666 | 487 319 | 8% | 6 056 287 | |
| TOTAL | 90 828 179 | 27 801 615 | 10 169 480 | 938 252 | 45 201 | 11 152 933 | 129 920 196 |
* Share of analysed population
The UEMOA area facing the 2021 food and nutrition crisis
For the second consecutive year, the eight UEMOA Member States are facing a major food and nutrition crisis. Vulnerable populations are concentrated in conflict‑affected areas in the Liptako‑Gourma area (Sahel, Central North, North and East in Burkina Faso; Gao and Mopti in Mali and Tillabery in Niger) as well as in the border area between Niger and Nigeria. Civil insecurity remains one of the main aggravating factors of this food and nutrition situation, generating large flows of internally displaced persons (more than 1.1 million in Burkina Faso) and causing health centres and schools to close and depriving children of school meals. This has led to a sharp increase in the need for food and humanitarian assistance.
- According to the March and June 2021 estimates of the Cadre harmonisé, at the beginning of the lean season 2021, the number of acutely-food insecure people in the UEMOA area may reach 8.1 million people, compared to 5.7 million in June-August 2020.
- An additional 22.9 million people are currently “under pressure” (phase 2) and could fall into a crisis situation if appropriate measures are not taken.
- The nutrition situation remains precarious in most Sahelian countries due to limited access to health centres as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the security crisis.
- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal have already drawn up national response plans, but lack the necessary funding. Burkina Faso and Mali also recorded a strong boost in food production, with increases of 13.0% and 7.8% respectively, compared to the previous agricultural campaign.
- Economic recovery is underway. According to BCEAO estimates, real GDP in the UEMOA area grew by 4.6% in the first quarter of 2021.
- Inflation remains under control, with a rate of 1.8% at the end of February 2021