Children moderately or severely wasted in Benin
Benin: Children moderately or severely wasted was 177 num th in 2021. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely wasted in Benin, 2001β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Benin recorded 177 num th for children moderately or severely wasted in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 72.9% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Benin peaked at 177 num th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.3 num th, in 2008.
Benin ranks 29th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.75 num th | 82.3 num th | 119.2 num th | 2 |
| 2010s | 93 num th | 83.6 num th | 102.4 num th | 2 |
| 2020s | 177 num th | 177 num th | 177 num th | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Benin?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Benin was 177 num th in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 177 num th in 2021.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3 num th in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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