Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 1.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho is 1.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho peaked at 5.6 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.6 %, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 56th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.6 % | — |
| 2009 | 3.8 % | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8 % | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1 % | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 % | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 % | 3.8 % | 5.6 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.45 % | 2.1 % | 2.8 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.6 % | 1.6 % | 1.6 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lesotho was 1.6 % in 2024, 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 % in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Lesotho ranks 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.