Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 3.5 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3.5 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait peaked at 3.5 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.7 %, in 2011.
Kuwait ranks 38th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.1 % | — |
| 2002 | 2.2 % | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6 % | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4 % | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3 % | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5 % | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3 % | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8 % | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4 % | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7 % | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4 % | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8 % | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5 % | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 3 % | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 % | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2 % | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7 % | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9 % | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 3.2 % | +68.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5 % | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.69 % | 1.8 % | 3.5 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.34 % | 1.7 % | 3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 % | 1.9 % | 3.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 35 Cameroon 4.3 % compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 3.9 % compare
- 37 Mozambique 3.8 % compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 3.5 % compare
- 40 Liberia 3.4 % compare
- 41 Egypt 3.3 % compare
- 41 Russian Federation 3.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Kuwait was 3.5 % in 2023, 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.