Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana
Botswana: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 21 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana is 21 percent, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana peaked at 30.3 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21 percent, in 2024.
That places Botswana 52nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3 percent | — |
| 2001 | 30.2 percent | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.1 percent | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.8 percent | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.6 percent | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.3 percent | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28.9 percent | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.3 percent | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 27.8 percent | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.1 percent | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.2 percent | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.4 percent | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.7 percent | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.7 percent | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2 percent | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9 percent | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7 percent | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6 percent | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.5 percent | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2 percent | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.9 percent | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6 percent | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.4 percent | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.2 percent | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 21 percent | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.14 percent | 27.1 percent | 30.3 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.61 percent | 22.2 percent | 26.2 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.42 percent | 21 percent | 21.9 percent | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Botswana was 21 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 percent in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Botswana ranks 52nd 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 Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.