Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 10.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal is 10.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal peaked at 10.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8177 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.6365 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Senegal was 10.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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