Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 656,600 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso stood at 656,600. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.06 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 656,600, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 991,880 | 883,100 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 913,660 | 754,400 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,920 | 656,600 | 718,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 65.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 18,150 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 596.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Burkina Faso was 656,600 in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 656,600 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.