Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 20 Burundi 7.8% compare
- 20 Chad 7.8% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 7.8% compare
- 23 Myanmar 7.4% compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2% compare
- 24 Madagascar 7.2% compare
- 24 Thailand 7.2% compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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