Number children stunted who in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number children stunted who was 243,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number children stunted who in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 243,700 for number children stunted who in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Venezuela peaked at 499,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 243,700, in 2024.
Venezuela ranks 65th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number children stunted who in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 499,300 | — |
| 2001 | 494,300 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 494,200 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 498,700 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 498,800 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 490,500 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 474,300 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 451,400 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 429,100 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 408,000 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 387,600 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 367,700 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 352,000 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 338,300 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 330,800 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 327,100 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 320,700 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 308,400 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 293,400 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 276,600 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 262,900 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 254,500 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 251,900 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 244,600 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 243,700 | -0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 243,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 243,700 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 5.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 473,860 | 408,000 | 499,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,260 | 276,600 | 387,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,520 | 243,700 | 262,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Venezuela?
- Number children stunted who in Venezuela was 243,700 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 499,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,700 in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for number children stunted who?
- Venezuela ranks 65th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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