Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 26 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 26 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Nepal peaked at 55.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26 %, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 32nd of 147 countries 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 54.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 51.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 48.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 46 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 44.4 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 42.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 39.7 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 37 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 34.2 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 32.7 % | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7 % | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 26 % | -1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 26 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 26 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.5 %, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.54 % | 44.4 % | 55.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.25 % | 29.7 % | 42.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.04 % | 26 % | 28.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Nepal?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Nepal was 26 % 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 % in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.