Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 30.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia is 30.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 47.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2 %, in 2023.
Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 47.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 45.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 43.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 41.4 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 39.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 37.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 36.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 35.3 % | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.2 % | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 33.1 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 32.1 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 31.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.2 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.41 % | 42.4 % | 47.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.76 % | 32.1 % | 41.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.56 % | 30.2 % | 31.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6 % compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9 % compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 29.9 % compare
- 6 Yemen 47.4 % compare
- 7 Guatemala 44.6 % compare
- 8 Afghanistan 42 % compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 23.5 % compare
- 9 Central African Republic 38.9 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 38.4 % compare
- 11 Mozambique 37 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 19.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,324 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,769 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 81 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 161.2 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,703 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 30.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 % in 2023.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia 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 of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (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.