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.
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
- 9 China 2.15 million compare
- 10 Philippines 1.78 million compare
- 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) - 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5706 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 11,242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 822.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.72 (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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