Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children moderately or severely wasted was 316.2 num th in 2021. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso, 2009β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 316.2 num th for children moderately or severely wasted in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso peaked at 341.4 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 254.4 num th, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 16th out of 75 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 324.7 num th | 324.7 num th | 324.7 num th | 1 |
| 2010s | 297.09 num th | 254.4 num th | 341.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 309.05 num th | 301.9 num th | 316.2 num th | 2 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Standard Deviation 0.331 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,045 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 258 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 254 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 55 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 5,765 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3,106 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 4,697 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import quantity 8,252 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso was 316.2 num th in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 341.4 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 254.4 num th in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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