Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru
Peru: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 0.6% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Peru ranks 63rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 72,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 72,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,458 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 915 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 76,848 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 81,340 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 312,597 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Peru was 0.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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