Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 47.6 percent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 47.6 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Papua New Guinea peaked at 47.9 percent in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.1 percent, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1 percent | — |
| 2001 | 38.2 percent | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 39.4 percent | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 40.7 percent | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 42 percent | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.3 percent | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 44.6 percent | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.6 percent | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 46.4 percent | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 47 percent | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.3 percent | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.5 percent | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.7 percent | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.9 percent | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.8 percent | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.6 percent | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.3 percent | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47 percent | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.7 percent | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.5 percent | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.6 percent | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.9 percent | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.1 percent | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.6 percent | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.43 percent | 37.1 percent | 47 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.47 percent | 46.7 percent | 47.9 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.94 percent | 46.5 percent | 47.6 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Papua New Guinea was 47.6 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 percent in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1 percent in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.