Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 1.2 million No in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Ethiopia stood at 1.2 million No. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Ethiopia peaked at 1.8 million No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2 million No, in 2019.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 million No | — |
| 2005 | 1.8 million No | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5 million No | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 million No | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6 million No | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2 million No | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 million No | 1.6 million No | 1.8 million No | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million No | 1.2 million No | 1.6 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 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
- 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
- 9 Niger 0.5 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Ethiopia?
- Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Ethiopia was 1.2 million No in 2019, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 million No in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 million No in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.