Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 78th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Australia and New Zealand was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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