Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 4.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th out of 13 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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