Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Morocco
Morocco: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 78,560 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco stood at 78,560.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco peaked at 335,930 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77,260, in 2011.
Morocco ranks 52nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 135,890 | 135,890 | 135,890 | 1 |
| 1990s | 118,610 | 86,510 | 150,710 | 2 |
| 2000s | 335,930 | 335,930 | 335,930 | 1 |
| 2010s | 80,640 | 77,260 | 86,100 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 49 Uzbekistan 94,880 compare
- 50 Tajikistan 85,350 compare
- 51 Laos 85,140 compare
- 53 Malawi 76,510 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 71,940 compare
- 55 Togo 70,720 compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco was 78,560 in 2019, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 335,930 in 2003.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,260 in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.