Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados
Barbados: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 5.8 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados stood at 5.8 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados peaked at 8.2 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8 percent, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 122nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1 percent | — |
| 2001 | 8.2 percent | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1 percent | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 percent | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8 percent | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7 percent | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5 percent | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3 percent | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1 percent | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7 percent | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7 percent | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5 percent | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2 percent | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1 percent | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9 percent | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8 percent | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.13 percent | 8 percent | 8.2 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.99 percent | 6.1 percent | 7.8 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 percent | 5.8 percent | 5.9 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 120 Armenia 6.2 percent compare
- 120 Seychelles 6.2 percent compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 5.6 percent compare
- 124 Bulgaria 5.5 percent compare
- 124 Türkiye 5.5 percent compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Barbados was 5.8 percent in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 percent in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Barbados ranks 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.