Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 5.8 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana stood at 5.8 %.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana peaked at 8.7 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7 %, in 2014.
Ghana ranks 26th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.4 % | — |
| 2006 | 6 % | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7 % | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2 % | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7 % | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8 % | +44.7% |
| 2022 | 5.8 % | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7 % | 6 % | 8.7 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.9 % | 4.7 % | 6.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.8 % | 5.8 % | 5.8 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Guinea 6.4 % compare
- 23 Tajikistan 6.4 % compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 6.3 % compare
- 27 Togo 5.7 % compare
- 28 Mali 5.4 % compare
- 28 Philippines 5.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Ghana was 5.8 % in 2022, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 % in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
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.