Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka is 9.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +80.5% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 9.9% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 16,104 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 9,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Sri Lanka was 9.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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