Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Somalia
Somalia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 23.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 23.9 % 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 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Somalia peaked at 33.7 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.9 %, in 2023.
That places Somalia 38th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 33.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.2 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 25 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.9 % | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 23.9 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.35 %, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 23.9 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8 %, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.14 % | 31.6 % | 33.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.93 % | 25 % | 30.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.08 % | 23.9 % | 24.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Somalia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Somalia was 23.9 % 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 % in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Somalia ranks 38th 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 Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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