Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Germany
Germany: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 2.2 percent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 2.2 percent. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Germany peaked at 2.2 percent in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1 percent, in 2000.
That places Germany 148th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 percent | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 percent | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 percent | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 percent | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 percent | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 percent | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 percent | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8 percent | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9 percent | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 percent | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1 percent | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 percent | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 percent | 1.1 percent | 1.4 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 percent | 1.5 percent | 1.9 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 percent | 1.9 percent | 2.2 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Germany?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Germany was 2.2 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 percent in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 percent in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Germany ranks 148th 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 Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.