Number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number children stunted who was 586,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
586,900
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
41st
of 162 countries
All-time high
586,900
in 2024
All-time low
308,500
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea stood at 586,900. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 586,900 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308,500, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 308,500 | — |
| 2001 | 327,000 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 346,800 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 367,700 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 389,400 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 411,700 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 433,500 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 452,900 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 470,500 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 486,000 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 498,900 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 510,900 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 522,400 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 533,100 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 541,600 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 548,300 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 552,600 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 554,900 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 556,800 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 558,000 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 560,400 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 565,500 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 573,400 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 579,200 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 586,900 | +1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 586,900 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 586,900 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 12.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 399,400 | 308,500 | 486,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 537,750 | 498,900 | 558,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 573,080 | 560,400 | 586,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea?
- Number children stunted who in Papua New Guinea was 586,900 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 586,900 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,500 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number children stunted who?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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