Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 22 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 22 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cambodia peaked at 50.6 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22 percent, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 49th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6 percent | — |
| 2001 | 49.5 percent | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 48.4 percent | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3 percent | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 46.1 percent | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 44.9 percent | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 43.7 percent | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 42.3 percent | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 40.8 percent | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 39.2 percent | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 37.6 percent | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 35.8 percent | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 34 percent | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3 percent | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6 percent | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1 percent | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 27.7 percent | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4 percent | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2 percent | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.1 percent | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 23.4 percent | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8 percent | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5 percent | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2 percent | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 22 percent | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.28 percent | 39.2 percent | 50.6 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.28 percent | 24.1 percent | 37.6 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.58 percent | 22 percent | 23.4 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cambodia?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Cambodia was 22 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 percent in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Cambodia ranks 49th 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 Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.