Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso, 2009–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 9.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2021.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -29.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Burkina Faso was 9.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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