Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 17.1 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea stood at 17.1 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 38.3 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1 percent, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 64th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3 percent | — |
| 2001 | 37.1 percent | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 36.1 percent | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.2 percent | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.2 percent | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.2 percent | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 32.3 percent | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 31.3 percent | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 30 percent | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8 percent | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5 percent | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 26.2 percent | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 24.9 percent | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8 percent | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.9 percent | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1 percent | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3 percent | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.4 percent | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.5 percent | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7 percent | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18 percent | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.5 percent | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3 percent | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.1 percent | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.65 percent | 28.8 percent | 38.3 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.73 percent | 18.7 percent | 27.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.42 percent | 17.1 percent | 18 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 25.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 13.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Equatorial Guinea was 17.1 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 percent in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.