Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru
Peru: Children moderately or severely wasted was 15.2 num th in 2023. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely wasted in Peru is 15.2 num th, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Peru peaked at 35.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9 num th, in 2011.
Peru ranks 60th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.48 num th | 17.7 num th | 35.3 num th | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.6 num th | 10.9 num th | 27 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 num th | 10.9 num th | 15.2 num th | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 57 Gambia 19 num th compare
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.4 num th compare
- 59 Guatemala 15.6 num th compare
- 61 Timor-Leste 13.7 num th compare
- 62 Ecuador 10 num th compare
- 63 State of Palestine 9.6 num th compare
More environment data for Peru
- Standard Deviation 0.295 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 72,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 72,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,458 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 915 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 76,848 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 81,340 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 312,597 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 367,282 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Peru?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru was 15.2 num th in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 num th in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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