Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 29.9 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 29.9 percent, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 48.9 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9 percent, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9 percent | — |
| 2001 | 48.7 percent | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.5 percent | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 48.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.8 percent | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.4 percent | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8 percent | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.1 percent | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 45.1 percent | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44 percent | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.8 percent | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.6 percent | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.5 percent | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 39.4 percent | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.3 percent | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.3 percent | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1 percent | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.8 percent | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.6 percent | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.4 percent | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 31.5 percent | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.8 percent | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5 percent | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2 percent | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.9 percent | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.15 percent | 44 percent | 48.9 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.68 percent | 32.4 percent | 42.8 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.58 percent | 29.9 percent | 31.5 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 24 Vanuatu 31 percent compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 30 percent compare
- 25 South Sudan 30 percent compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9 percent compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.8 percent compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 29.8 percent compare
More reference data data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0587 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,431 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 435.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 15.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,367 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 29.9 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9 percent in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.