Number children stunted who in Sudan
Sudan: Number children stunted who was 2.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.70 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
12th
of 162 countries
All-time high
2.70 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.90 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 2.70 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Sudan peaked at 2.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million, in 2000.
That places Sudan 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million | +1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.70 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.70 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million | 1.90 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million | 2.19 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.49 million | 2.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Sudan?
- Number children stunted who in Sudan was 2.70 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for number children stunted who?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).