Children moderately or severely wasted in Burundi
Burundi: Children moderately or severely wasted was 169.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely wasted in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 169.9 num th for children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Burundi peaked at 169.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.7 num th, in 2000.
That places Burundi 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7 num th | — |
| 2005 | 125.5 num th | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 108.8 num th | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 158.3 num th | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 109.1 num th | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 102.6 num th | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 101.6 num th | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 122 num th | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 106.5 num th | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 101.9 num th | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 169.9 num th | +66.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 169.9 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 210.5 num th, 81% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 169.9 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174 num th, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.6 num th | 93.7 num th | 125.5 num th | 2 |
| 2010s | 116.08 num th | 101.6 num th | 158.3 num th | 5 |
| 2020s | 125.08 num th | 101.9 num th | 169.9 num th | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 Burundi?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Burundi was 169.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 169.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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