Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 48 percent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 48 percent.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea peaked at 51.7 percent in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.4 percent, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 3rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4 percent | — |
| 2001 | 43.5 percent | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44 percent | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.7 percent | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.7 percent | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.8 percent | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48 percent | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1 percent | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8 percent | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.3 percent | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.4 percent | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5 percent | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7 percent | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.5 percent | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8 percent | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.2 percent | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.5 percent | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.9 percent | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.5 percent | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.4 percent | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.1 percent | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 48 percent | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6 percent | 43.4 percent | 50.8 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.06 percent | 49.5 percent | 51.7 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.38 percent | 48 percent | 48.9 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,930 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.71 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Eritrea was 48 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7 percent in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4 percent in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd 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 Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.