Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 6.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 13 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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