Number children stunted who in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number children stunted who was 2.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.85 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
11th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.32 million
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.85 million for number children stunted who in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Afghanistan peaked at 2.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.33 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.47 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.47 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.42 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.37 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.34 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.68 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.85 million | +2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.85 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.85 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 32.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.41 million | 2.32 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 2.34 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 million | 2.64 million | 2.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Afghanistan?
- Number children stunted who in Afghanistan was 2.85 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number children stunted who?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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