Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 8.3 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste, 2002–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 8.3 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste peaked at 21.3 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.3 %, in 2020.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.7 % | — |
| 2003 | 14.3 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3 % | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9 % | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.9 % | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2 % | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3 % | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.05 % | 13.7 % | 21.3 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.05 % | 9.9 % | 12.2 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.3 % | 8.3 % | 8.3 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 1 India 18.7 % compare
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- 2 Yemen 16.8 % compare
- 3 Mauritania 13.6 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2 % compare
- 4 Nigeria 11.6 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 % compare
- 5 Malaysia 11 % compare
- 6 Niger 10.9 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.5101 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.5528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.1452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.4386 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.8294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.5533 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Timor-Leste was 8.3 % 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 % in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 3rd out of 11 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.