Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 55.3 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 55.3 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Burundi peaked at 63 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.3 percent, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 1st of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63 percent | — |
| 2001 | 62.5 percent | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.1 percent | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.6 percent | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61 percent | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.6 percent | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 60 percent | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.3 percent | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.5 percent | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7 percent | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.8 percent | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 56 percent | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.4 percent | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.9 percent | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.5 percent | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 54 percent | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.7 percent | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.4 percent | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.3 percent | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.4 percent | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.7 percent | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.4 percent | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.9 percent | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 55.3 percent | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.63 percent | 57.7 percent | 63 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.62 percent | 53.3 percent | 56.8 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.34 percent | 53.4 percent | 55.3 percent | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Burundi?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Burundi was 55.3 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 63 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3 percent in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Burundi ranks 1st 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 Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.