Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 9.3 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso, 2009–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso stood at 9.3 %.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.3 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.5 %, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.3 % | — |
| 2010 | 10.9 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4 % | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1 % | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5 % | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5 % | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6 % | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8 % | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3 % | +5.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 9.3 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.3 %, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 9.3 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.75 %, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 % | 11.3 % | 11.3 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.14 % | 7.5 % | 10.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 % | 8.8 % | 9.3 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Bangladesh 10.7 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 4.4 % compare
- 8 Senegal 10.2 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.1 %
- 9 Cambodia 9.6 % compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 9.3 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 3.1 % compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.5 % compare
- 12 Indonesia 8.4 % compare
- 13 Benin 8.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Burkina Faso was 9.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 % in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — 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.