Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 5.3 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 5.3 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cape Verde peaked at 15.9 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3 percent, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 127th 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9 percent | — |
| 2001 | 15.1 percent | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3 percent | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5 percent | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8 percent | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1 percent | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6 percent | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 11.1 percent | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.6 percent | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1 percent | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5 percent | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9 percent | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4 percent | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9 percent | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5 percent | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2 percent | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8 percent | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5 percent | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2 percent | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9 percent | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7 percent | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5 percent | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4 percent | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3 percent | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.71 percent | 10.1 percent | 15.9 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 percent | 5.9 percent | 9.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 percent | 5.3 percent | 5.7 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 68.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cape Verde was 5.3 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 percent in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Cape Verde ranks 127th 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 Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.