Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo
Congo: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 0.1 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo, 2000–2024
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 of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo is 0.1 million No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo peaked at 0.2 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 million No, in 2021.
That places Congo 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 million No | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 million No | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1 million No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4 million No, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7 million No, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 million No | 0.1 million No | 0.2 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 64 Albania 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Australia 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Botswana 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Cuba 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.1 million No compare
- 64 El Salvador 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Equatorial Guinea 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Eswatini 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Gambia 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Germany 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Jordan 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Lebanon 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Lesotho 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Libya 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Mongolia 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Namibia 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Oman 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Palestine, State of 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Panama 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Paraguay 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Poland 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Romania 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Tunisia 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Turkmenistan 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Ukraine 0.1 million No compare
- 64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1 million No compare
- 64 Australia and New Zealand 0.1 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Congo was 0.1 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Congo ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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 of age who are stunted (modeled estimates) (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.