Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 1.6 percent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 1.6 percent. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Netherlands peaked at 1.6 percent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3 percent, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 155th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 percent | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 percent | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 percent | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 percent | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 percent | 1.3 percent | 1.5 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 percent | 1.5 percent | 1.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 percent | 1.5 percent | 1.6 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Netherlands?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Netherlands was 1.6 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 percent in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 percent in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Netherlands ranks 155th 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 Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.