Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Burundi
Burundi: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 170,550 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Burundi, 1987–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 170,550 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 67.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Burundi peaked at 170,550 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81,730, in 1987.
That places Burundi 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81,730 | 81,730 | 81,730 | 1 |
| 2000s | 109,700 | 93,850 | 125,550 | 2 |
| 2010s | 116,412 | 102,650 | 158,200 | 5 |
| 2020s | 125,372 | 101,860 | 170,550 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5995 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6759 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Burundi?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Burundi was 170,550 in 2024, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 170,550 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,730 in 1987.
- How does Burundi rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Burundi ranks 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.