Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Liberia
Liberia: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 26.9 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 26.9 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Liberia peaked at 45 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.6 percent, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 34th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 percent | — |
| 2001 | 44.1 percent | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 43.1 percent | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5 percent | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9 percent | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.2 percent | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5 percent | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.6 percent | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.6 percent | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 37.6 percent | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5 percent | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5 percent | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.6 percent | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 33.6 percent | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.7 percent | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3 percent | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 30.4 percent | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4 percent | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4 percent | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3 percent | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.8 percent | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7 percent | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.6 percent | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.9 percent | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.41 percent | 37.6 percent | 45 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.46 percent | 28.4 percent | 36.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.86 percent | 26.6 percent | 27.3 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 28.3 percent compare
- 32 Philippines 27.7 percent compare
- 33 Cameroon 27.2 percent compare
- 35 Guinea 26.6 percent compare
- 36 Nepal 26 percent compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 25.2 percent compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Liberia?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Liberia was 26.9 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 45 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 percent in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Liberia ranks 34th 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 Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.