Number of children who are underweight in Niger
Niger: Number of children who are underweight was 1.58 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of children who are underweight in Niger, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children who are underweight in Niger is 1.58 million, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Niger peaked at 1.59 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 645,290, in 1985.
Niger ranks 11th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children who are underweight in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 645,290 | — |
| 1992 | 670,422 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million | +50.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million | +6.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.58 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 606,825, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.58 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 407,896, 3.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children who are underweight in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +50.4% | 670,422 | 1.01 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 645,290 | 645,290 | 645,290 | 1 |
| 1990s | 839,471 | 670,422 | 1.01 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 1.01 million | 1.16 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.16 million | 1.59 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.47 million | 1.58 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 8 Yemen 2.50 million compare
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- 12 Afghanistan 1.21 million compare
- 13 Tanzania 1.21 million compare
- 14 Madagascar 998,956 compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Niger?
- Number of children who are underweight in Niger was 1.58 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 645,290 in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Niger ranks 11th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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