Children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Children moderately or severely wasted was 8.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand is 8.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 8.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 58th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.9 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand was 8.9 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 58th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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