Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Nepal
Nepal: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 196,430 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Nepal, 1995–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Nepal stood at 196,430. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.2% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Nepal peaked at 480,610 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 196,430, in 2022.
That places Nepal 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 326,257 | 212,730 | 480,610 | 3 |
| 2000s | 411,620 | 403,170 | 420,070 | 2 |
| 2010s | 344,684 | 285,280 | 420,290 | 5 |
| 2020s | 196,430 | 196,430 | 196,430 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0608 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0611 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 20.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Nepal?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Nepal was 196,430 in 2022, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 480,610 in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,430 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Nepal ranks 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.