Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 29.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.1 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 37 groups
All-time high
46.6 %
in 2000
All-time low
29 %
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 46.6 %2001: 46.1 %2002: 45.6 %2003: 45 %2004: 44.3 %2005: 43.5 %2006: 42.6 %2007: 41.6 %2008: 40.3 %2009: 39.1 %2010: 37.8 %2011: 36.6 %2012: 35.5 %2013: 34.5 %2014: 33.6 %2015: 32.8 %2016: 32 %2017: 31.2 %2018: 30.4 %2019: 29.8 %2020: 29.3 %2021: 29 %2022: 29 %2023: 29 %2024: 29.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 29.1 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 46.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29 %, in 2021.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 46.6 %
2001 46.1 % -1.1%
2002 45.6 % -1.1%
2003 45 % -1.3%
2004 44.3 % -1.6%
2005 43.5 % -1.8%
2006 42.6 % -2.1%
2007 41.6 % -2.3%
2008 40.3 % -3.1%
2009 39.1 % -3.0%
2010 37.8 % -3.3%
2011 36.6 % -3.2%
2012 35.5 % -3.0%
2013 34.5 % -2.8%
2014 33.6 % -2.6%
2015 32.8 % -2.4%
2016 32 % -2.4%
2017 31.2 % -2.5%
2018 30.4 % -2.6%
2019 29.8 % -2.0%
2020 29.3 % -1.7%
2021 29 % -1.0%
2022 29 % +0.0%
2023 29 % +0.0%
2024 29.1 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.47 % 39.1 % 46.6 % 10
2010s 33.42 % 29.8 % 37.8 % 10
2020s 29.08 % 29 % 29.3 % 5

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 7 Guatemala 44.6 % compare
  2. 8 Afghanistan 42 % compare
  3. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 23.5 % compare
  4. 9 Central African Republic 38.9 % compare
  5. 10 Madagascar 38.4 % compare
  6. 11 Mozambique 37 % compare
  7. 11 Viet Nam 19.2 % compare
  8. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16.6 % compare
  9. 12 Ethiopia 35.5 % compare
  10. 13 Sudan 35.4 % compare
  11. 13 Micronesia 13.6 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 29.1 % 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 46.6 % in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 29 % in 2021.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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