Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 3.2 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay stood at 3.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay peaked at 18.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 127th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 18.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 18 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.8 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1 % | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.1 % | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9 % | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8 % | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6 % | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4 % | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4 % | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 % | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 7.7 % | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9 % | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 6.3 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6 % | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 5 % | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5 % | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1 % | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5 % | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3 % | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2 % | -3.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.2 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4 %, 38% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.2 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.15 %, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.45 % | 12.8 % | 18.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 % | 4.5 % | 11.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 % | 3.2 % | 4.1 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Paraguay was 3.2 % 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Paraguay ranks 127th 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 Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.