Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in South America
South America: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in South America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South America recorded 1.3% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in South America peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
That places South America 19th out of 23 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in South America?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in South America 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does South America rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- South America ranks 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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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