Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 19.9 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa stood at 19.9 million No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa peaked at 20.2 million No in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.7 million No, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 11th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 17.2 million No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 17.6 million No | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 18.1 million No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.4 million No | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.8 million No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.1 million No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.4 million No | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.6 million No | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7 million No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.8 million No | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.9 million No | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 million No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.1 million No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.2 million No | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 million No | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8 million No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5 million No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3 million No | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2 million No | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3 million No | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6 million No | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 19.9 million No | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.46 million No | 16.7 million No | 19.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.94 million No | 19.5 million No | 20.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.46 million No | 19.2 million No | 19.9 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Angola 3 million No compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 0.6 million No compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.6 million No compare
- 9 Afghanistan 2.8 million No compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.3 million No compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3 million No compare
- 10 Sudan 2.7 million No compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.3 million No compare
- 11 Philippines 2.5 million No compare
- 12 China 2.4 million No compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2 million No compare
- 13 Niger 2.3 million No compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2 million No compare
- 14 Mozambique 2.1 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.7481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Africa was 19.9 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 million No in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 million No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 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.