Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 0.2 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea, 2003–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea stood at 0.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 77.8% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2 %, in 2020.
Republic of Korea ranks 69th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9 % | — |
| 2008 | 0.7 % | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5 % | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6 % | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 % | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 % | -77.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8 % | 0.7 % | 0.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6667 % | 0.5 % | 0.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2 % | 0.2 % | 0.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 66 Australia and New Zealand 0.5 % compare
- 67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4 % compare
- 68 Chile 0.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Republic of Korea
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -11.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Republic of Korea was 0.2 % in 2020, 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 % in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 69th out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.