Children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait
Kuwait: Children moderately or severely wasted was 9.4 num th in 2023. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait is 9.4 num th, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait peaked at 9.4 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4 num th, in 2001.
That places Kuwait 65th out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7 num th | 4.4 num th | 8 num th | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.99 num th | 4.6 num th | 9.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 num th | 5.3 num th | 9.4 num th | 4 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Standard Deviation 0.516 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,275 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,317 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 26,355 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 69,208 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 72,512 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 76,723 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Kuwait was 9.4 num th in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 num th in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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