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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,324 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.67 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 88.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 283.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.7499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 429.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.4578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.916 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 54.41 Mt CO2e (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.