Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 0.1 million No in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Saudi Arabia is 0.1 million No, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3 million No in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1 million No, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3 million No | — |
| 2015 | 0.1 million No | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 million No | 0.3 million No | 0.3 million No | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.1 million No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 31 Algeria 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Central African Republic 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Guinea 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Haiti 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Malawi 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Mauritania 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Mexico 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Tajikistan 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Togo 0.1 million No compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 0.1 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Saudi Arabia was 0.1 million No in 2020, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.