Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 4.5 percent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 4.5 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Kuwait peaked at 5 percent in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7 percent, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 134th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7 percent | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8 percent | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4 percent | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1 percent | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3 percent | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5 percent | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6 percent | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8 percent | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 percent | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 percent | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 percent | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 percent | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 percent | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 percent | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5 percent | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.23 percent | 3.7 percent | 4.8 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 percent | 4.6 percent | 5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 percent | 4.5 percent | 4.5 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Kuwait?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Kuwait was 4.5 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5 percent in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 percent in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Kuwait ranks 134th 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.