Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 2.2 % in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua, 2001–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.2 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2012.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua peaked at 2.3 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4 %, in 2004.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 69 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.3 % | — |
| 2004 | 0.4 % | -82.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9 % | +125.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 % | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2 % | +46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 % | 0.4 % | 2.3 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2 % | 2.2 % | 2.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Nicaragua was 2.2 % in 2012, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 % in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 69 countries with data for 2012.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.