Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru
Peru: Children moderately or severely wasted was 15.2 num th in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.2 num th
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
68th
of 85 countries
All-time high
35.3 num th
in 2000
All-time low
10.9 num th
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2023
Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru, 2000–2023
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 68th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Peru, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 29.7 num th | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3 num th | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 23.4 num th | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7 num th | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 20.6 num th | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9 num th | -47.1% |
| 2012 | 18.5 num th | +69.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2 num th | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9 num th | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1 num th | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6 num th | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.8 num th | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 12.4 num th | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 27 num th | +117.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5 num th | -57.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9 num th | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.6 num th | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 15.2 num th | +20.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 15.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.7 num th, 15% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Peru's 15.2 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2 num th, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.4 num th compare
- 65 United Kingdom 16.4 num th compare
- 67 Guatemala 15.6 num th compare
- 69 Timor-Leste 13.7 num th compare
- 69 East Timor 13.7 num th compare
- 71 Ecuador 10 num th compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (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 68th out of 85 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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