Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 30 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan stood at 30 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South Sudan peaked at 39.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.7 %, in 2020.
That places South Sudan 23rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 38 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.4 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 36 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 35.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.7 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 32.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 31 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 30.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30 % | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 30 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.35 %, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 30 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.22 % | 32.9 % | 39.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.72 % | 29.9 % | 32.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.86 % | 29.7 % | 30 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South Sudan?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in South Sudan was 30 % 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7 % in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- South Sudan ranks 23rd 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 South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.