Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children moderately or severely wasted was 316.2 num th in 2021. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso, 2009–2021
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 17th out of 85 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.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 324.7 num th | — |
| 2010 | 322.2 num th | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 316.6 num th | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 335.3 num th | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 258.9 num th | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 279.6 num th | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 341.4 num th | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 254.4 num th | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 296 num th | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 289.1 num th | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 277.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 301.9 num th | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 316.2 num th | +4.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 316.2 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 210.5 num th, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 316.2 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174 num th, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 17th out of 85 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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