Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Guatemala
Guatemala: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 15,610 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Guatemala, 1987–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 15,610 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Guatemala peaked at 69,650 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,610, in 2021.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,380 | 35,380 | 35,380 | 1 |
| 1990s | 60,285 | 54,030 | 66,540 | 2 |
| 2000s | 41,787 | 19,300 | 69,650 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15,930 | 15,930 | 15,930 | 1 |
| 2020s | 15,610 | 15,610 | 15,610 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 73 Gambia 19,160 compare
- 74 United States 18,790 compare
- 75 Peru 16,150 compare
- 77 United Kingdom 15,530 compare
- 78 Nicaragua 14,860 compare
- 79 El Salvador 14,670 compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0646 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Guatemala?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Guatemala was 15,610 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69,650 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,610 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.