Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Benin
Benin: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 177,280 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Benin, 1996–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Benin is 177,280, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Benin peaked at 177,280 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81,650, in 2008.
That places Benin 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,500 | 175,500 | 175,500 | 1 |
| 2000s | 100,140 | 81,650 | 118,630 | 2 |
| 2010s | 93,670 | 84,250 | 103,090 | 2 |
| 2020s | 177,280 | 177,280 | 177,280 | 1 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Benin?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Benin was 177,280 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 177,280 in 2021.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,650 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.