Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Indonesia
Indonesia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 1.88 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Indonesia, 1996–2023
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.88 million for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2023.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Indonesia peaked at 3.46 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 2001.
That places Indonesia 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.34 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.26 million | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.24 million | +163.6% |
| 2008 | 3.46 million | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 2.94 million | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 3.31 million | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million | +11.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.88 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 32.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.88 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229,510, 8.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.34 million | 3.34 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million | 1.23 million | 3.46 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million | 2.00 million | 3.31 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million | 1.61 million | 1.88 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Indonesia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Indonesia was 1.88 million in 2023, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2001.
- How does Indonesia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.