Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 8.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste is 8.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste peaked at 21.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2020.
That places Timor-Leste 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.7% | — |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.7% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 12 Burkina Faso 9.3% compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 9.3% compare
- 14 Indonesia 8.4% compare
- 15 Benin 8.3% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 8.3% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Cooling Degree Days 4,539 (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0805 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4993 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Timor-Leste was 8.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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