Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Africa
Africa: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 11.7 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Africa recorded 11.7 million No for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Africa peaked at 12.2 million No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.2 million No, in 2000.
That places Africa 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 11.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3 million No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4 million No | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5 million No | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.6 million No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7 million No | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8 million No | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.9 million No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12 million No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1 million No | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2 million No | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.1 million No | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 million No | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9 million No | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8 million No | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7 million No | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.56 million No | 11.2 million No | 12 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.16 million No | 12.1 million No | 12.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.82 million No | 11.7 million No | 12 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Nigeria 3.9 million No compare
- 3 Indonesia 1.9 million No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.7 million No compare
- 4 China 1.7 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.3 million No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 0.3 million No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 1.2 million No compare
- 7 Yemen 1 million No compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 million No compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1 million No compare
- 8 Philippines 0.6 million No compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1 million No compare
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- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Africa?
- Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Africa was 11.7 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 million No in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 million No in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.